MERCURY Very low in WNW in evening twilight, lost after
mid-month
VENUS In ENE morning twilight all month
MARS Very low in W, sets before 12 am
JUPITER Rises after 4 am in ENE, E at dawn
SATURN Rises in E before 1 am, high in S at dawn
July 1 – Canada Day!
JULY 2- First Quarter Moon
LUNAR X Visible near the crater Werner
July 3rd – Spica 0.8-degrees N of the Moon but must be for Hawaii
Lunar Straight Wall Visible this evening
July 4th – Independence Day!
Mercury Greatest Elongation 26-degrees from Sun in evening sky.
July 5th – Jewelled Handle visible on the Moon
July 7th – Antares 0.4-degrees N of Moon
July 10th – Full Moon
July 12th – Mare Orientale Visible on Moon
Carbon star T Lyr best tonight
July 13th – Cleomedes sunset rays visible on Moon
Spot Arcturus before sunset this week
July 16th – Saturn, Neptune and Moon congregate in morning sky
July 17th- Last Quarter Moon
Lunar Curtis X visible
July 21st – Carbon Star Z Psc best tonight
July 23rd – Jupiter 5-degrees S of Moon in morning sky
July 24th – Old crescent moon visible in East before sunrise
New Moon late in the day.
Stellafane convention this Weekend
July 25th – Carbon Star RU Vir best tonight
July 26th Carbon Star 5 Aur best in early morning
July 28th Mars 1.3-degrees N of Moon
July 29th – South Delta Aquariid Meteors test seen in predawn today and tomorrow ZHR = 25 likely associated with Comet 96P Machholz
NGC 6139, NGC 6281, M6&7 well placed
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