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THE MONTH OF JUNE
Many of June's best skywatching treats congregate in the morning sky, including four of the five planets visible to the unaided eye: Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Jupiter rises first and is visible through most of the post-midnight hours, with the other three peeking into view not too long before first light. The Moon sweeps past them around the summer solstice, livening up the hours before and during dawn.
5th Venus stands farthest from the Sun for its "morning-star" appearance. It is low in the east at first light, with faint Mars to its lower left.
6th The Moon huddles close to Antares, the brightest star of Scorpius. Across much of the United States, the Moon will be covering Antares as night falls.
13th Jupiter, which looks like a brilliant star, is to the lower left of the Moon early this morning. They are closest together at first light.
Mercury stands farthest from the Sun for its current morning appearance. It is quite low in the east-northeast at first light, well to the lower left of brilliant Venus.
19th The crescent Moon huddles with the planets Venus and Mars in the east before dawn. Venus is the "morning star" to the lower right of the Moon, with fainter Mars between them.
20th The Moon, the Pleiades, and the planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury form a beautiful arch in the east at first light.
21st Summer solstice occurs at 12:46 a.m. CDT. This is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and marks the Sun's northernmost point in the sky.
25th Regulus and Saturn line up near the Moon at nightfall. Regulus is to the upper left of the Moon, with Saturn about twice as far to the upper left of Regulus.
26th Regulus, the brightest star of Leo, is to the right of the Moon this evening, with Saturn to their upper left.
27th Saturn, which looks like a golden star, is to the upper right of the Moon this evening. Regulus is to their lower right.
"Being and acting crazy is what keeps me from going crazy."
-StarChild
"Me want cookie."
-Cookie Monster
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(Even though she drives him CRAZY!!!)
Hey, RosiePants? You know what?
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy whe skies are gray.
Knowbody knows dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away."
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