During this month of June 2024 with very short nights, admire the Moon during a new edition of On The Moon Again.
No dark night:
What to observe in June 2024, when the nights are the shortest of the year? This month, star lovers should forget about the Milky Way. The same goes for the nebulae that you will find later in the summer. But rest assured, it is not always necessary to wait until nightfall to admire the sky. In addition to the study of sunspots (see how to observe solar activity safely), we are entering the right period to watch for fleeting noctilucous clouds:
But the month of June is above all an opportunity to admire the Moon through a telescope as part of the On The Moon Again operation. From the 14th to the 16th, hundreds of amateur astronomers (map of observation sites) await you everywhere for three evenings of unforgettable lunar observations:
The sky in June 2024:
- On the 3rd at dawn, you will observe above the eastern horizon the apparent rapprochement between the thin crescent Moon and the planet Mars. With Jupiter and Saturn, you will witness a less spectacular planetary alignment than what some media announce.
- On the 4th at dawn just above the eastern horizon, observing the return of Jupiter (alongside Mercury) is difficult due to the brightness of the sky. To try with binoculars.
- The 6th is the New Moon.
- On the 9th at dusk, look to the West at the alignment between the thin crescent Moon and the stars Pollux and Castor (Gemini).
- The 14th is the First Quarter Moon. Start of the three evenings On The Moon Again (see above).
- On the 16th at dusk, the star Spica in Virgo is nestled against the gibbous Moon.
- The 20th is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
- The 22nd is the sixth Full Moon of the year.
- At the end of the night on the 27th, point a small telescope in the direction of Saturn, close to the gibbous Moon. The rings will be visible almost edge-on (read Saturn’s rings close slowly).
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