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This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left).<br />
Arrows and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.<br />
BOÖ<br />
UMa<br />
Objects visible in the evening<br />
CVn<br />
LMi<br />
COM<br />
LEO<br />
Jupiter<br />
CNC<br />
LYN<br />
GEM<br />
CMi<br />
Venus<br />
AUR<br />
ORI<br />
Sun<br />
Jupiter’s moons<br />
Dots display positions<br />
of Galilean satellites at<br />
11 P.M. EDT on the date<br />
shown. South is at the<br />
top to match<br />
S<br />
the view<br />
W<br />
E<br />
through a<br />
telescope.<br />
N<br />
1<br />
Europa<br />
Callisto<br />
Io<br />
Ganymede<br />
VIR<br />
CRV<br />
CRT<br />
HYA<br />
SEX<br />
ANT<br />
PYX<br />
MON<br />
CMa<br />
COL<br />
LEP<br />
ERI<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Jupiter<br />
CEN<br />
VEL<br />
PUP<br />
Early evening<br />
To locate the Moon in the sky, draw a line from the phase shown for the day straight up to the curved blue line.<br />
Note: Moons vary in size due to the distance from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.<br />
CAE<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
Europa<br />
16<br />
15<br />
14<br />
13<br />
12<br />
11<br />
10<br />
9<br />
8<br />
7<br />
6<br />
5<br />
12<br />
Io<br />
13<br />
14<br />
Venus<br />
Superior conjunction<br />
is June 6<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
Ganymede<br />
18<br />
Jupiter<br />
Mars<br />
Ceres<br />
Mercury<br />
Greatest western elongation<br />
is June 5<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
Callisto<br />
22<br />
23<br />
Earth<br />
Summer solstice<br />
is June 20<br />
24<br />
25<br />
The planets<br />
in their orbits<br />
Arrows show the inner planets’<br />
monthly motions and dots depict<br />
the outer planets’ positions at midmonth<br />
from high above their orbits.<br />
Saturn<br />
Opposition is<br />
June 2/3<br />
Jupiter<br />
Uranus<br />
Pluto<br />
Neptune<br />
26<br />
27<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
31<br />
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ASTRONOMY: ROEN KELLY<br />
WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 41
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