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<\/figure><\/div>\n\nWhen to use this chart<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n1 June at 00:00 AEST (14:00 UT) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n15 June at 23:00 AEST (13:00 UT) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n31 June at 22:00 AEST (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is different at other times as the stars crossing it set four minutes earlier each night.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n\nJune highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\nMercury makes a return to the morning sky in June. Mid-month it reaches a maximum altitude of 10\u00b0 an hour before sunrise. On the 22nd, Mercury gives Taurus\u2019s face (the Hyades) a bright left \u2018eye\u2019 (Aldebaran (Alpha (\u03b1) Tauri) being the right \u2018eye\u2019). Observe Mercury\u2019s changes through a small scope. On the 5th it shows a thin phase, 10.6 arcseconds across (at mag. +2.0); by the 25th the disc has shrunk to 6.8 arcseconds and its phase grows to a first quarter Moon shape.<\/p>\n\n
Stars and constellations<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Binoculars<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWe may know the False Cross, but have you heard of the False Comet? It lies within the Fishhook asterism in Scorpius (the tail of the Scorpion south of Epsilon (\u03b5) Scorpii). Best observed through small binoculars, its bright \u2018head\u2019 is the compact open star cluster NGC 6231 on the 90\u00b0 bend of the Scorpion\u2019s tail. The False Comet\u2019s tail is formed by the adjacent, large (2\u00b0) open star cluster Collinder 316, which stretches off in the direction of the double star, Mu (\u03bc) Scorpii.<\/span><\/p>\n\nThe planets<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe early evening has no planetary action until Saturn\u2019s arrival, rising around 22:00 midmonth. Next to appear is Neptune about midnight, followed by Jupiter an hour later. Jupiter and Mars commence June 1.5\u00b0 apart. They slowly separate as Jupiter gains altitude, closing the month 20\u00b0 apart. Switching closer to dawn, Venus dominates the northeastern sky, with Mercury making a brief visit (see above). Uranus returns to the morning, passing Venus on the 12th (1.5\u00b0 apart).<\/p>\n\n
Deep-sky objects<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\nRecommended equipment: Binoculars<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe South Celestial Pole (SCP) has its own Polaris, but 3 magnitudes fainter than the Northern Hemisphere one. Sigma (\u03c2) Octantis (RA = 21hr 8.3min, dec. = -88\u00b0 57\u2019) or Polaris Australis, lies 1\u00b0 from the SCP. It forms a trapezium (3\u00b0 long) with three other mag. +5.5 stars. Mid-June evenings find this asterism orientated with Sigma in the top right position then, going clockwise, Tau (\u03c4), Upsilon (\u03c5) and Chi (\u03c7) Octantis (top left).<\/p>\n\n
Recommended equipment: Large telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\nMoving 6\u00b0 north from Chi (\u03c7) Octantis finds a distinctive binocular double of Pi1<\/sup> and Pi2<\/sup> Octantis. This pretty, matched pair of mag. +5.6 yellow stars are 0.2\u00b0 apart. Continue northwards by 0.9\u00b0 and you\u2019ll find globular cluster IC 4499 (RA= 15hr 0.3min, dec. = -82\u00b0 13\u2019) in Apus, the Bird of Paradise. This 10th magnitude cluster is a faint glow (5 arcminutes across) with central brightening and a mag. +10.2 star on its southwestern edge.<\/p>\n\nLocate Polaris Australis, the \u2018South star\u2019, and the False Comet, a collection of stars in Scorpius<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"100","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"100","purple_seq_number":"1","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"1","purple_source_article":"article_100-1.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_100-1.xml","purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_external_id":"June-2022-100-1","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"June-2022-100-1","purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"075fab74-0a21-4201-866a-899d6c41c40c","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[14],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg",2048,2047,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-1024x1024.jpg",800,800,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-1536x1536.jpg",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg",2048,2047,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Locate Polaris Australis, the \u2018South star\u2019, and the False Comet, a collection of stars in Scorpius","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32525,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113\/revisions\/32525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
15 June at 23:00 AEST (13:00 UT) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n 31 June at 22:00 AEST (12:00 UT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is different at other times as the stars crossing it set four minutes earlier each night.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Mercury makes a return to the morning sky in June. Mid-month it reaches a maximum altitude of 10\u00b0 an hour before sunrise. On the 22nd, Mercury gives Taurus\u2019s face (the Hyades) a bright left \u2018eye\u2019 (Aldebaran (Alpha (\u03b1) Tauri) being the right \u2018eye\u2019). Observe Mercury\u2019s changes through a small scope. On the 5th it shows a thin phase, 10.6 arcseconds across (at mag. +2.0); by the 25th the disc has shrunk to 6.8 arcseconds and its phase grows to a first quarter Moon shape.<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Binoculars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n We may know the False Cross, but have you heard of the False Comet? It lies within the Fishhook asterism in Scorpius (the tail of the Scorpion south of Epsilon (\u03b5) Scorpii). Best observed through small binoculars, its bright \u2018head\u2019 is the compact open star cluster NGC 6231 on the 90\u00b0 bend of the Scorpion\u2019s tail. The False Comet\u2019s tail is formed by the adjacent, large (2\u00b0) open star cluster Collinder 316, which stretches off in the direction of the double star, Mu (\u03bc) Scorpii.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Naked eye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The early evening has no planetary action until Saturn\u2019s arrival, rising around 22:00 midmonth. Next to appear is Neptune about midnight, followed by Jupiter an hour later. Jupiter and Mars commence June 1.5\u00b0 apart. They slowly separate as Jupiter gains altitude, closing the month 20\u00b0 apart. Switching closer to dawn, Venus dominates the northeastern sky, with Mercury making a brief visit (see above). Uranus returns to the morning, passing Venus on the 12th (1.5\u00b0 apart).<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Binoculars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The South Celestial Pole (SCP) has its own Polaris, but 3 magnitudes fainter than the Northern Hemisphere one. Sigma (\u03c2) Octantis (RA = 21hr 8.3min, dec. = -88\u00b0 57\u2019) or Polaris Australis, lies 1\u00b0 from the SCP. It forms a trapezium (3\u00b0 long) with three other mag. +5.5 stars. Mid-June evenings find this asterism orientated with Sigma in the top right position then, going clockwise, Tau (\u03c4), Upsilon (\u03c5) and Chi (\u03c7) Octantis (top left).<\/p>\n\n Recommended equipment: Large telescope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Moving 6\u00b0 north from Chi (\u03c7) Octantis finds a distinctive binocular double of Pi1<\/sup> and Pi2<\/sup> Octantis. This pretty, matched pair of mag. +5.6 yellow stars are 0.2\u00b0 apart. Continue northwards by 0.9\u00b0 and you\u2019ll find globular cluster IC 4499 (RA= 15hr 0.3min, dec. = -82\u00b0 13\u2019) in Apus, the Bird of Paradise. This 10th magnitude cluster is a faint glow (5 arcminutes across) with central brightening and a mag. +10.2 star on its southwestern edge.<\/p>\n\n Locate Polaris Australis, the \u2018South star\u2019, and the False Comet, a collection of stars in Scorpius<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"100","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"100","purple_seq_number":"1","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"1","purple_source_article":"article_100-1.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_100-1.xml","purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_external_id":"June-2022-100-1","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"June-2022-100-1","purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"075fab74-0a21-4201-866a-899d6c41c40c","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[14],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg",2048,2047,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-1024x1024.jpg",800,800,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2-1536x1536.jpg",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/L9NTHP43VLBQ1NSIV6P40Z1M44O2.jpg",2048,2047,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Locate Polaris Australis, the \u2018South star\u2019, and the False Comet, a collection of stars in Scorpius","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32525,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32113\/revisions\/32525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\nJune highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
Stars and constellations<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
The planets<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
Deep-sky objects<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n