Those who get up early will be rewarded with an excellent photo on Sunday (June 26th) morning when a thin crescent shines near Venus.
Set the alarm and prepare the camera as the charming scene will arrive an hour before sunrise according to geophysicist Chris Vaughan, an amateur astronomer with SkySafari software monitoring Space.com’s Night Sky Calendar.
“The slender crescent of the old man month it will shine only up to the left (or 2.5 degrees to the celestial north) of a very bright planet Venus“Vaughan writes.
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The duo will shine just above the east-northeast horizon, toward Vaughan, and below and above it will be surrounded by the planet Mercury and Pleiades star cluster, respectively.
You don’t need specialized equipment to witness this spectacle as it will be visible to the naked eye. But if you are looking for a telescope or binoculars to see such events, our guides for the best binoculars offers and now the best deals for telescopes I can help. Our the best astrophotography cameras and the best lenses for astrophotography to prepare to capture the next star-watching scene in the photo.
After Venus, the Moon will complete its morning orbit of the planet Mercury June 27th. Throughout June, the moon set out on a planetary “meeting and greeting” in the sky before dawn for the first time Saturn June 18, therefore Jupiter June 21 and Mars June 22nd.
Venus next to the thin crescent is not the only sky-watching event to watch out for this month. Over the next few days it is still possible to catch a glimpse of a rare planetary line in which all five planets are visible to the naked eye in the sky before dawn. From left to right in the southeastern sky, you will be able to spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn lining up in orbital order from the Sun.
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