July Skies 2026, and astrophiz podcast

To be read in conjunction with the astrophiz podcast #237https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/astrophiz-ep237-july-sky-guide-ian-musgrave Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, July 4 as seen from Adelaide at 5:54 ACST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).Mars is closest to Uranus and between the Hyades and Pleiades clusters. The inset shows the binocular view of Mars, Uranus and the Pleiades 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 Wednesday, July 8 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 close to the waning Moon. Saturn is now high enough for telescopic observation, and its rings are widening. Mars is in between Pleiades and Hyades and forms a second eye for Taurus the Bull with Aldebaran.The inset shows the telescopic view of Saturn at this…