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Spot overlapping meteor showers this month, along with the Moon sharing the sky with some of the brightest planets.
The Last Quarter Moon rises on the 17th, with the Waning Crescent Moon visible in the eastern predawn sky each morning from the 18th to the 23th.
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...
Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...
Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it moves away from Earth.
July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...
Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...
White-tailed deer start growing antlers in March or April as the days start to lengthen. July marks the peak of their antler ...
The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...
On June 29th, skywatchers are in for a treat as the Moon and Mars will appear in a close conjunction, only 0.2 degrees apart, ...
NASA also points out that July and August is an excellent chance to view the constellation Aquila, also known as the eagle as ...
July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.