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JUNE 2018
Calendar of events
1 The Moon passes 1.6° north of
Saturn, 1h UT
2 The Moon is at apogee
(405,317 kilometers from Ear th),
16h35m UT
3 The Moon passes 3° north of
Mars, 12h UT
6 Mercury is in superior
conjunction, 2h UT
The Moon passes 2° south of
Neptune, 18h UT
Last Quarter Moon occurs at
18h32m UT
9 Venus passes 5° south of Pollux,
1h UT
10 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 3h UT
13 New Moon occurs at 19h43m UT
14 The Moon is at perigee
(359,503 kilometers from Earth),
23h53m UT
15 Asteroid Amphitrite is at
opposition, 13h UT
16 The Moon passes 2° south of
Venus, 13h UT
Asteroid Metis is at opposition,
20h UT19 Neptune is stationary, 12h UT
Asteroid Vesta is at opposition,
20h UT
20 First Quarter Moon occurs at
10h51m UT
21 Winter solstice occurs at
10h07m UT
23 The Moon passes 4° north of
Jupiter, 19h UT
25 Mercury passes 5° south of
Pollux, 16h UT
27 The Moon passes 0.3° north of
asteroid Vesta, 9h UT
Saturn is at opposition, 13h UT
28 The Moon passes 1.8° north of
Saturn, 4h UT
Full Moon occurs at 4h53m UT
Mars is stationary, 14h UT
30 The Moon is at apogee (406,061
kilometers from Earth), 2h43m UTSTAR COLORS:
Stars’ true colors
depend on surface
temperature. Hot
stars glow blue; slight-
ly cooler ones, white;
intermediate stars (like
the Sun), yellow; followed
by orange and, ulti mately, red.
Fainter stars can’t excite our eyes’
color receptors, and so appear white
without optical aid.Illustrations by Astronomy: Roen KellyHOW TO USE THIS MAP: This map portrays
the sky as seen near 30° south latitude.
Located inside the border are the four
directions: north, south, east, and
west. To find stars, hold the map
overhead and orient it so a
direction label matches the
direction you’re facing.
The stars above the
map’s horizon now
match what’s
in the sky.BEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT http://www.Astronomy.com/starchart.