July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.” ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...

In some time zones, the exact timing of this event occurs on May 31, while in others, it's on June 1. But the best time to view Venus is just before dawn, when it rises in the eastern sky in the ...

The Hercules Cluster (M13) looks its best in June (Image credit: Getty Images) This is the perfect night for deep-sky astrophotographers to image one of the most beautiful objects in the summer night ...

Mercury pops up toward the end of the month. Look for it quite low in the west, just as the glow of sunset is fading. It's highest and most visible on the 27th. Mars is still visible in the couple of ...

Night sky for June Planets and the Moon: June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, low in the western sky. Look for it 20 minutes after sunset at 8 degrees high.

An hour before sunrise, the crescent Moon appears between Venus and Saturn in the eastern sky. Venus, unmissable even to the naked eye, presents a 45-percent-lit crescent in telescopes and spans 26 ...

Skywatching Highlights All Month – Planet Visibility: Venus: Visible all month long, Venus shines brilliantly low in the eastern sky about an hour before sunrise. Mars: Look west during the early ...