1. Highlighting the Near and Deep Sky
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Highlighting the Near and Deep Sky
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2. General Information Among June’s celestial happenings:
The solar system’s largest planet is well-placed for viewing!
Solar and civil time agree, at least momentarily.
We officially declare the seasonal change.
Sunset Range: 8:35 p.m. (June 1st) to 8:44 p.m. (June 30th).
End of Astronomical Twilight: 10:25 p.m. (June 1st) to 10:37 p.m. (June 30th).

3. Stargazers Online!

4. Moon Phases Mon., 3rd – New Moon (rises 6:19 a.m., sets 9:00 p.m.)
June 2019
Mon., 3rd – New Moon (rises 6:19 a.m., sets 9:00 p.m.)
Mon., 10th – First Quarter (rises 1:39 p.m., sets 2:32 a.m. on the 11th)
Mon., 17th – Full Moon (rises 9:10 p.m., sets 7:04 a.m. on the 18th)
Tues., 26th – Last Quarter (rises 1:33 a.m., sets 1:35 p.m.)
Friday/Saturday observing opportunities June 21st/22nd; also on June 28th and 29th.

5. Celestial Events
June 2019
Fri., 7th – Moon at perigee; Earth-radii from Earth.
Mon., 10th – Jupiter reaches opposition. This month the giant planet will be a bit larger and brighter than it has been during the past five years.
Thurs., 13th – The Equation of Time is 0.
Mon., 17th – Challenge Observation. Find Mercury (mag. 1.0) and Mars (mag. 1.8) less than 0.5° apart about 10° high in the WSW at 9:30 p.m. EDT.
Fri., 21st – Summer (or June) solstice, 11:54 a.m. EDT. The night of the 21st/22nd will be the shortest of the year for the Northern Hemisphere.
Fri., 23rd – Moon at apogee; Earth-radii from Earth. (9.8% farther than on the 7th.)
23.44°

6. (~30 min. before full darkness) (~30 min. before full darkness)
June 15th, 9:00 p.m.
(~30 min. before full darkness)
June 15th, 10:00 p.m.
(~30 min. before full darkness)
For tonight, Mar. 19th, 8:30 p.m. is about 30 min. before full darkness.
For tonight, May 20th, 9:40 p.m. is about 30 min. before full darkness.
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7. Questions
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