Volume 24 Issue 6
June 2018
June 2018
Mercury becomes visible over the northwestern horizon in the hour or so after sunset local time. Mercury gradually moves eastward setting later each evening as it move stoward its eastern elongation next month.
Venus continues to dominate the western skies after sunset local time. It has an close conjunction with the Moon toward mid-month.
Mars slowly appears to end its eastern motion and by the end of the month Mars will begin moving westward in retrograde motion.
Dwarf Planet Ceres is over the southwestern horizon at sunset but with an apparent magnitude of 7.0 Ceres is only visible with telescopes or time-exposure images. Towards the end of the month Ceres will pass by Algeiba, a 2nd magnitude star that is part of the backward question-mark shape of Leo the Lion.
Jupiter is past its opposition and is currently moving westward in retrograde. Juoiter is rising before sunset and setting before sunrise local times.
Saturn reaches opposition at the end of this month so it is rising around the time for sunset and is above the horizon, setting at around the local time for sunrise.
Above the Solar System at 10 day Intervals
Lee's Summit, MO 
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