Scott's Astronomy Page

Wake up early on the morning of Sunday, June 22nd to see the waning crescent Moon, Venus and the open star cluster M45 The Pleiades. As a bonus the planet Uranus will be located about 4.5 degrees to the lower right of M45. You'll need binoculars or a telescope to see Uranus.

The Moon and Mars will be very close, less than half a degree, from each other with the brightest star in Leo, Regulus seen just 7 degrees below and to their right on the evening of June 29th. This will make for a great photo op. Look in west southwest sky at about 9:30 p.m. … Continue reading Moon and Mars Conjunction →