SATURDAY

By nightfall, summer constellations shimmer in the south: huge Scorpius is closely followed by the Sagittarian Teapot, the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Antares, a super giant star hundreds of times larger than our sun, is called the 'red heart' in the Scorpion's torso. The stars of Libra follow Spica in Virgo (Spring Maiden) into the southwest. Silver Saturn escorts Leo the Lion lower in the west. Saturn's 'edge-on' rings reveal several Saturnian satellite moons. The Big Dipper swings into the northwest -- its 'bowl' faces Polaris, North Star. The Little Dipper's handle is 'attached' to Polaris. Westbound Arcturus, Herdsman, sparkles beyond the Big Dipper's handle. Corona Borealis, a stellar necklace, shimmers overhead. Hercules leads Vega, in Lyra the Harp, and the vast Summer Triangle higher in the northeast. About 10:30 p.m. bright, golden Jupiter rises in the southeast. Dim, blue Neptune lies 1 degree from Jupiter in Capricornus, Sea Goat. Before midnight, blue-green Uranus appears in the southeast in Pisces the Fish. The Winged Horse (Great Square of Pegasus) peers over the eastern horizon. The Royal Family arrives low in the northeast. The Summer Milky Way arches from the Teapot to the Triangle.

SUNDAY

About 5:30 a.m. a celestial line-up of winter constellations rises in the east: the Seven Sisters (Pleiades star cluster) lead dim ruddy Mars above brilliant Venus and the V-shaped Hyades cluster in Taurus the Bull. Bright Capella guides Auriga, Charioteer, higher in the northeast. The Royal Family reigns in the north: Queen Cassiopeia, King Cepheus, their daughter Andromeda and Perseus the Hero. Aries the Ram chases Pegasus overhead. Vega leads the Summer Triangle into the northwest. Cygnus the Swan soars inside the Triangle. Sagittarius and Scorpius drift onto the southwestern horizon. Jupiter glows in the south. Fomalhaut twinkles below Jupiter.

WEDNESDAY

Last quarter moon occurs at 5:53 a.m. in Aries. By nightfall as Jupiter rises 6 degrees above the southeastern horizon, Saturn descends 6 degrees above the western horizon.

FRIDAY

At dawn, the waning crescent moon floats above the Seven Sisters cluster in the east. Use binoculars in the evening and predawn skies.

Compiled by Barb Yager Southern Cross

Astronomical Society 305-661-1375

www.scas.org

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