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Volume 20 -- Issue 6
Planet Watch -- June 2014
Mercury is still somewhat easily seen over the west-northwestern horizon at sunset. However by mid-month Mercury will have moved westward toward
the Sun and inferior conjunction of the.
Venus is easily visible as the bright 'morning star' above the eastern horizon before sunrise.
Mars is still in its prime viewing time of being visible nearly all night as it reached opposition and perihelion during the previous few months. Mars
has ended its retrograde motion and is steadily moving eastward toward the star Spica.
Jupiter is visible but over the western horizon at sunset and sets around 10-111 pm local time. Look for the giant planet to be
near the 'twin stars' of Pollux and Castor.
On Tuesday the 3rd three of Jupiter's largest moons will pass between the Earth and the Sun and these do they will cast their respective shadow Jupiter's disk
for a Triple Shadow event on Jupiter. (See link on Calendar)Saturn is visible over the southern horizon at sunset and is visible the remainder of the night.
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