Sky & Telescope - USA (2020-06)

USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP

Go out within an hour of a time listed to the

right. Turn the map around so the yellow

label for the direction you’re facing is at the

bottom. That’s the horizon. The center of the

map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map

above horizons you’re not facing.

Yellow dots indicate

which part of the

Moon’s limb is tipped

the most toward Earth

by libration.

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0

1

2

3

4

9

16

1

23

10

17

2

24

11

18

34

25

5

12

19

26

6

13

20

27

7

14

21

28

8

15

22

29

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NASA / LRO

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Globular cluster

Planetary nebula

able starstary

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ebula

ter

MOON PHASES

Saturn

Jupiter

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+20°

–20°

Zenith

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June 5
JUNE 2020 OBSERVING
Lunar Almanac
Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart
Planet location
shown for mid-month
42 JUNE 2020 • SKY & TELESCOPE
FULL MOON LAST QUARTER
June 5 June 13
19:12 UT 06:24 UT
NEW MOON FIRST QUARTER
June 21 June 28
06:41 UT 08:16 UT
DISTANCES
Perigee June 3, 04h UT
364,366 km Diameter 32′ 48 ′′
Apogee June 15, 01h UT
404,595 km Diameter 29′ 32 ′′
Perigee June 30, 02h UT
368,958 km Diameter 32′ 23 ′′
FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS

• Scott Crater June 3


• Helmholtz Crater June 4


• Gibbs Crater June 6


• Desargues Crater June 17

June 3

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