pThe Sun is captured either
side of midnight on the summer
solstice from Pyhäranta (about
61 °°N) in western Finland. At
latitudes farther north, the Sun
doesn’t set at all.
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OBSERVING
June 2020
DUSK: The month opens with
the waxing gibbous Moon in Virgo,
with Spica some 6 ° to 7° below.
EVENING: The almost-full
Moon is about 7° above Antares in
Scorpius.
EVENING: The waning
gibbous Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn
form a shallow arc some 12° long
above the southeastern horizon.
EVENING: The Moon has
hopscotched over Jupiter and is
now about 4° below Saturn.
DAWN: Catch the last-
quarter Moon and Mars, less
than 5° separating the pair, in the
southeast before the Sun rises.
DAWN: The thin crescent
Moon and Venus rise together just
1 ° apart (see page 49).
13THE LONGEST DAY OF
THE YEAR in the Northern
Hemisphere. Summer begins
at the solstice, 21:44 UT
(5:44 p.m. EDT).DAYTIME: Six days past
apogee, the Moon will pass in
front of the Sun, giving rise to
an annular eclipse visible from
central Africa and southern Asia.
See page 50 for more information.DUSK: Spot the growing
crescent Moon a little more than
5 ° from Regulus in Leo.DUSK: The fi rst-quarter
Moon, Spica, and Porrima form a
triangle in Virgo.DUSK: The month closes with
the waxing gibbous Moon in Libra,
some 2° to 3° from Zubenelgenubi,
or Alpha (α) Librae.
— DIANA HANNIKAINEN1478192025212830