By Heather Durham | June 30, 2020
Summer Stars by Carl Sandburg
Bend low again, night of summer stars.
So near you are, sky of summer stars.
So near, a long arm man can pick off stars,
Pick off what he wants in the sky bowl,
So near you are, summer stars,
So near, strumming, strumming,
So lazy hum-strumming.
July 1. An open star cluster from Serpens (IC4756) may be viewable near midnight but may require binoculars.
July 3. Asteroid Herculina in Sagittarius may be viewable most of the night.
July 4. The Earth will be at its farthest point from the sun.
July 5. There will be an eclipse of the full Moon this evening between 23:08 and 1:53 am. The Moon will also be at its farthest point from the sun. The Moon will be closely passed by Jupiter.
July 6. The Moon and Saturn will rise and be close to each other.
July 8. Venus will be as bright as it ever gets in the sky this evening.
July 10. Venus will be at its farthest point from the sun.
July 11. The Moon and Mars will both rise and closely approach one another.
July 12. This date will bring the last quarter of the moon which will also appear smaller than normal.
July 14. Jupiter, in Sagittarius will be viewable most of the night.
July 15. Asteroid 2 Pallas from Sagitta will be viewable much of the night. 134430 Pluto, in Sagittarius will be viewable much of the night.
July 17. The Moon and Venus will rise and closely approach one another.
July 20. There will be a new Moon today which will pass close to the Sun. Saturn, in Sagittarius will be viewable much of the night.
July 22. Mercury will be at its farthest point from the Sun.
July 25. The Moon will be at its closest proximity to the Earth and will appear larger than usual.
July 26. Mercury will be at its highest point in the sky.
July 27. The Moon will be at first quarter.
July 28. The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower can be best viewed at 3:00 am.
July 29. The Southern Aquariid meteor shower will be best for viewing at 5:00 am … yes, just before dawn. The Capricornid meteor shower will be viewable most of the night.
References:
In-the-Sky.org. (2020, June 29). Guides to the Night Sky. Retrieved from in-the-sky.org
Sandburg, Carl. (1920). Summer Stars. Retrieved from www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=425
Wikipedia. (2020, June 20). 2 Pallas. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Pallas
Wikipedia. (2020, March 22). 532 Herculina. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/532_Herculina
Wikipedia. (2020, April 22). Alpha Capricornids. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Capricornids
Wikipedia. (2020, June 4). Piscis Austrinus. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piscis_Austrinus
Wikipedia. (2020, April 18). Serpens. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpens
Wikipedia. (2019, February 23). Southern Delta Aquariids. Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Delta_Aquariids
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