News in the sky: In the deep south
It is as if the hot season has already arrived: the days are long and warm, and the nights are short. But summer won't start astronomically until late in the evening on June 20, 2024.
© Christophe Ottawa (details)
The starting signal is given by the Sun, which is located far north of the celestial equator on that day. During this time, it is also helpful to take a look at the night sky. How about a short trip south and sitting in a deck chair with binoculars in hand? After dark, the orange star Antares in the constellation Scorpius rises low above the southern horizon. Here, farther north, you'll find some things worth seeing. We've compiled current monitoring tips for you on the following pages.
© Christophe Ottawa (details)
Scorpion head | “This region in the constellation Scorpio always fascinates me. “This time I climbed the 1,200-metre-high Blomberg Peak to get a better view of the southern horizon,” says Christoph Ottawa of his overnight trip to the area around Bad Tölz. “The brightest stars were highlighted by taking a photo with a soft focus filter.” A Canon 1000 Da camera and an Olympus OM Zuiko lens with a focal length of 100 mm at f/2.8 were used.
Evening, morning and moon phases in June 2024
Using star maps: The edges of the maps correspond to the horizon, and their centers correspond to the vertical point above our heads (azimuth). The map shows the approximate view of the starry sky for the times mentioned. Rotate the map so that the direction you are currently facing is at the bottom. Example: When looking north, rotate the cards 180 degrees so that the letter “N” is at the bottom edge of the cards. About halfway between the horizon and the sky's zenith, you'll see the North Star in Ursa Minor and not far from it Ursa Major, part of the constellation Ursa Major.
Find the brightest planets: The moon and planets are always near the zodiac, which is marked as a red line on maps. The ecliptic passes through the twelve signs of the zodiac.
© Ernest E. von Voigt (details)
Evening sky June 2024 | View of the evening sky for:
| First half of May 2024 | 01:00 CEST | 24:00 CET |
| Second half of May 2024 | 24:00 CET | 11:00 PM CET |
| First half of June 2024 | 11:00 PM CET | 10:00 PM CET |
| Second half of June 2024 | 10:00 PM CET | 9:00 PM CET |
© Ernest E. Voigt (details)
Morning sky in June 2024 | Morning sky view of:
| First half of May 2024 | 07:00 CEST | 06:00 CET |
| Second half of May 2024 | 06:00 CEST | 05:00 CET |
| First half of June 2024 | 05:00 CEST | 04:00 CET |
| Second half of June 2024 | 04:00 CET | 03:00 CET |
© Ernest E. Voigt (details)
Starry sky in June 2024 | The map shows the starry sky in the range from +40 to -40 degrees around the celestial equator. The curved red line represents the ecliptic (the intersection of the Earth's orbit with the celestial sphere). The positions of the sun and planets are shown at the beginning of the month, and the arrows show the path in the sky until the end of the month. The Moon can be a maximum of five degrees above or below the ecliptic. Their positions and phases are determined each day, each time at midnight.
© Ernest E. Voigt (details)
Starry sky in June 2024 | The map shows the starry sky in the range from +40 to -40 degrees around the celestial equator. The curved red line represents the ecliptic (the intersection of the Earth's orbit with the celestial sphere). The positions of the sun and planets are shown at the beginning of the month, and the arrows show the path in the sky until the end of the month. The Moon can be a maximum of five degrees above or below the ecliptic. Their locations and phases are determined every two days, each time at midnight.
© SuW drawings (details)
Planetary landscape in June 2024 | In the illustration, the planets and their phases are shown in vertical perspective on the date shown or in the middle of the month on a uniform scale: one millimeter corresponds to one arcsecond.
© Oliver Montenbruck / SuW Drawing (detail)
Aurora, moon and planetary orbit in June 2024
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