What's Up for June 2024 | Skywatching Tips from NASA (Northern Hemisphere)

What's Up for June 2024 | Skywatching Tips from NASA (Northern Hemisphere)

Here are examples of skywatching highlights for June 2024?

Saturn and Mars continue to dominate the morning sky, but they are joined by Jupiter as the month goes on. We offer tips for identifying commonly seen objects in the night sky.

0:00 Intro 

0:14 Moon & planet highlights

1:03 Identifying common objects

4:14 June Moon phases

"Planet Parade" note: Online sources have shared excitement about a "parade of planets" visible in the morning sky in early June. In reality, only two of the six planets supposedly on display will actually be visible. Jupiter and Mercury will be at or below the horizon in morning twilight and not visible; Uranus and Neptune are far too faint to see without a telescope, especially as the morning sky brightens. The real planet parade will be June 29, when Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter will line up across the morning sky. 

We will talk more about that lineup in the July "What's Up" video.

NASA's Night Sky Network:

https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/night-sky-network/

Skywatching resources from NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching

Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Duration: 4 minutes, 37 seconds

Release Date: May 30, 2024

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