The Full Moon is Friday July 11. Mercury is sinking the evening twilight. Mars is lowering in the
early evening sky as it moves through Leo. Nova V462 Lupi and Nova V572 Velorum are visible in binoculars, a double nova is rare event. Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning twilight. Saturn is near the Moon on the 16th. Venus passes between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Look for the constellation Corona Borealis in the late evening, the blaze star T Coronae Borealis (TCrB) may go Nova eventually.
The Full Moon is Friday July 11.
North-eastern twilight sky on the morning of Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide
at 06:20 ACST (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Venus is below Uranus and is between Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
The inset show the binocular view of Venus and Uranus, Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Eastern sky on the evening of Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide at 18:50 ACST (90
minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
Nova V462 Lupi is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the constellation of Lupus the wolf, above the constellation of Scorpius. The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with circle.
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V462 Lupi page.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90
minutes after sunset).
Eastern sky on the evening of Wednesday, July 16 as seen from Adelaide at 23:30 ACST (click to embiggen).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time.
The Southern sky on the evening of Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide at 18:50 ACST (90
minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
Nova V572 Velorum is roughly magnitude 5.9 and is visible in binoculars in the
constellation of Vela the sail, below the Southern Cross and near the eta Carina Nebula.
The inset is the approximate binocular view. The nova is marked with circle.
For printable charts and viewing guides see my Nova V572 Velorum page.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90
minutes after sunset).
Northern sky on the evening of Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide at 21:00 ACST (click to embiggen)
If you look to the North just before midnight, you will see a prominent bright orange star, Arcturus, if you look northeast you will see a dainty circlet of stars. Corona Borealis, the northern crown. The blaze star T CrB is located on the right-hand side to the circlet, where the line of stars turns down, there are no other bright stars in the region, so when it erupts it will be easily visible. Viewing tips at my T CrB post. TCrB can potentially go Nova any time between now and August 2025.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time.
North-western
sky on Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide at 18:50 ACST (90
minutes after sunset, click to embiggen). Mars is drawing away from the bright star Regulus.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
North-western sky on Saturday, July 12 as seen from Adelaide at 18:20 ACST (60 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen). Mercury is sinking into the twilight
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset).
to embiggen). Mars is in the north-west.
Bright Sirius has set and Scorpius climbs towards the Zenith.
The Southern Cross is rising in the Southern sky. The moon is waxing and the fainter clusters and nebula are becoming harder to see.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury lowers in the evening twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight. It is below Saturn. Venus is below to Uranus and is between Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.
Mars is lowering in the evening sky and drawing way from the bright star Regulus.
Jupiter is lost in the twilight.
Saturn is high in the morning sky and is rising before midnight. It is close to the waning Moon on the 16th
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