Thursday July 9 to Thursday July 16

The New Moon is Wednesday July 14. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Saturn is rising near midnight. Mars and Uranus are are drawing apart. On the 12th Mars is near the crescent moon, on the 13th, Mars is closest to the red star Aldebaran, forming a second eye for Taurus the Bull. In the evening, on the 9th Venus is just 1° from Leo’s brightest star, Regulus. Then Venus draws away from Regulus forming a line with the crescent moon by weeks end. The New Moon is Wednesday July 14. The moon is at perigee, when it is closest to the earth on, the 13th.Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, July 11 as seen from Adelaide at 5:53 ACST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn is high above the northern horizon with Mars low in the east. The Pleiades are close to the crescent moon Moon. Saturn is now high enough for telescopic observation, and its rings are widening. Mars forms a second eye for Taurus the Bull with Aldebaran.The insets shows the telescopic view…