Northants Skies
June 2010
Northants Skies
- Moon
The Moon.
Full Moon July 26th
New Moon July 11th
- Mercury
Mercury is at superior conjunction so is still unobservable
- Venus
Venus. Venus is still bright evening star
- Mars
Mars. graces the evening in the constellation of Leo
Jupiter
Jupiter. Jupiter rises before midnight
Saturn
Saturn Saturn is an evening object as it joins Venus and Mars
Uranus
Uranus rises shortly after midnight and is near Jupiter however its drifting away
Neptune
Neptune. Favourable a month after oppersition
Pluto best sought after midnight from a good dark location
METEORS
The alpha Cygnids peak on the 21st with bright gibbous Moon. The Capricornids peak on the 8th, 15th and 26th getting less favourable each time
By Mervyn Lloyd
