The near-full moon will block out a bright double star in the night sky tonight (June 12) and some stargazers may be able to see this happen with binoculars or a telescope.
Weather permitting, stargazers in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada can see the double star Delta Scorpio (also known as Dschubba) slithering behind it. the moonUp front for about an hour. The exact time of the event varies depending on your specific location, so you’ll need to check a skywatching app like SkySafari or a program like Starry Night into the calendar for the times. Our picks for best star apps It may help you with your planning.
In New York City, the moon’s dark leading edge will cover Monday stars It’s 10:19 p.m. EDT. They will emerge from behind the bright, opposite end of the moon at 11:07 p.m. EDT,” wrote geophysicist Chris Vaughan, an amateur astronomer on the SkySafari program who oversees Space.com. Night Sky calendar. “Try to start watching a few minutes before each blogging time.”
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Delta Scorpio binary The system (Dschubba is the main one) can be found in the file Scorpio. His occultation comes just days before the full moon, which will occur on Tuesday (June 14).
June full moon It is known as the Full Strawberry Moon and will also occur when the moon is near perigee, or its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. This will make her a SupermoonAccording to NASA, it earned the title of strawberry giant moon for 2022.
On Tuesday, you can see a Online live broadcast of the giant strawberry moon Free, courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project led by astrophysicist Gianluca Massi in Secano, Italy. For the rest of June, stargazers who get up before dawn can see a A rare alignment of five shining planetswith Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn visible in the early morning sky.
If you’re looking for a telescope or binoculars to see occultations like tonight’s event, our guides Best binoculars deals and the Best telescope deals now I can help. our The best cameras for astrophotography And the Best lenses for astrophotography To get ready to capture the next star scene in the photo.
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