Northern Hemisphere Star Map
See what’s up in the night sky for June 2020, including stargazing events and the moon’s phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software. Solstice on June 21, we’re looking at the longest days of the year in the northern hemisphere. Unfortunately for stargazers, that also means the shortest nights. It’s now a late A clear night sky offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects to see — stars, constellations, and bright planets, often the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing
Astronomers using European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured the birth of a planet around a star 520 light-years away. Mercury may be seen in the evening sky early in June. Venus is moving into the morning sky, and will be seen shining brightly by the second half of the month. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all in the
With warm weather and pleasant temperatures come the lazy spring nights that most of us who follow astronomy and look at the skies enjoy. At the start of the month, And one of the easiest asterisms to spot, especially during the northern hemisphere’s summer months, is the Summer Triangle. The Summer Triangle is made up of three bright stars: Vega, Deneb and
Northern Hemisphere Star Map : As spring and summer temperatures return to the Northern Hemisphere, winter’s snow is melting, releasing precious fresh water into Earth’s streams, rivers and oceans. This annual change provides “Astro” Bob King is a freelance writer. Read more of his work at astrobob.areavoices.com. The International Space Station’s back! It’s returned to the evening sky for northern mid-latitude skywatchers .