Thursday June 25 to Thursday July 2

The Full Moon is Tuesday June 30. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Mars and Uranus are close together in binoculars and the pair are also midway between the Pleiades and Hyades clusters. In the evening, Venus Jupiter and Mercury form a line. On the 25th Mercury and Jupiter are close in the twilight. On June 28 the Moon occults the bright star Antares (East coast only early morning).The Full Moon is Tuesday June 30. The Moon is at apogee, when it is furthest from the earth, on June 28.Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, June 27 as seen from Adelaide at 5:54 ACST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn and Mars form a long line in the twilight. Saturn is now high enough for telescopic observation, and its rings are widening. The inset shows the telescopic view of Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes before sunrise). Eastern horizon on the morning of Thursday,…