June 2013 Celestial Highlights

Roanoke Valley's 

June Sky

Early June - 11:30 p.m. (EDT)

Late June - 10:30 p.m. (EDT)

SUN reaches summer solstice on June 21 at 1:04 a..m. Summer begins in Earth's northern hemisphere.

MOON reaches full moon and perigee nearly simultaneously on June 23 at 7 a.m., appearing as a supermoon.

Visible Planets:

MERCURY low in the west-northwest at 9:15 p.m. during the first half of June. To the upper right of the crescent moon on June 10.

VENUS low in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset. To the right of the crescent moon on June 10.

MARS lost in the solar glow.

JUPITER  very low in the west-northwest on May 26, forming an equilateral triangle with Mercury and Venus at 9:05 p.m. Lost in the solar glow after June 1. 

SATURN in the south after sunset, drifting between Spica and Zubenelgenubi. Next to the waxing gibbous moon on June 18. 

Use the Big Dipper to locate:

The North Star

Leo

Arcturus

Spica

Deneb

To use this map:

Face south and hold the map above your head. The relative positions of the stars on the map will match the stars in the sky.

Such is our view from Earth...