“Star light, Star bright...
the first star you see at night is still Venus in the western sky in Gemini, the Twins.

June 1st after sunset watch for Venus, Mars and Saturn in a line from west to east—this 70degree span of planets decreases to 40degrees by June 30th

The morning star in June is Jupiter. Also look for Mercury in the morning of June 10th 8degrees below the crescent Moon.

June 11th look for a ‘belt’ of Venus & Castor and Pollux—the brightest stars in Gemini, the Twins

June 14th look for the Moon 4 degrees below Venus

June 16th look for a triangle of Mars, Moon and Regulus—the brightest star in Leo, the Lion

June 18th Saturn is 8degrees above the quarter Moon

June 21st Summer begins on the Summer Solstice at 6:23 a.m., so the first full day of Summer will be June 22nd

June 23rd watch for a meteor shower radiating out of Bootes, the Herdsman from 6-11p.m. and, of course, they will be brighter viewed from the island

June 26th a partial lunar eclipse will be seen before Moonset at 6:38 a.m.

June 30th Venus (-4.1) is at its brightest for the month—telescopic views will show that the phase has waned from the beginning of the month, but that the brightness increased!

Well, is a dandelion yellow? Is the sky blue? Is my new boat red? Did anyone think about that? They appear to us as those colors—but they do not have the property of those colors.

Watch the moon rise out of the bay. What a Difference a Bay Makes!
Saturday June 26th 8:54 p.m. Exactly full at 6:31 a.m.
Sunday June 27th 9:36 p.m. waning gibbous 99%
Monday June 28th 10:13 p.m. waning gibbous 95%
Owen Hopkins June 2010