Thursday July 16 to Thursday July 23

The First Quarter Moon is Tuesday July 21. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Saturn is rising just before midnight. Mars is below the red star Aldebaran. In the evening, Venus draws forms a triangle with the crescent moon and the bright star Regulus on the 17th. The following night the crescent moon, Venus and Regulus form a line.The First Quarter Moon is Tuesday July 21.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, July 18 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. Saturn is now high enough for telescopic observation, and its rings are widening. Mars is below the bright red star Aldebaran.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). Western sky on the evening of Friday, July 17 as seen from Adelaide at 18:22 ACST (60 minutes…