Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.

June 30:

• Look for the waxing crescent Buck Moon near Mars low in the western skies in the constellation Leo after sunset.
• Moon at Descending Node: 9:46 PM

July 1:

• Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General Meeting for DAS Members: 7:00 PM (more info).

July 2:

• Look for the moon, Titan casting a rare transit shadow on the face of Saturn low in the southeastern sky in Pisces: 1:40 AM to 9:03 AM – Titan shadow transits are rare, occurring only about every 15 years.
• First Quarter Buck Moon: 1:30 PM

July 3:

• Look for the waxing gibbous Buck Moon within a degree of Spica high in the southern skies in the constellation Virgo.
• The Earth reaches Aphelion (it’s at the farthest point from the Sun in its orbit at 1.01664 AU): 3:00 PM
• Standley Lake Stargazing: Observer’s Notebook: The Summer Milky Way: Zoom Livestream: 6:00 PM
• Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation: 25.9°E 10:00 PM

July 4 (Independence Day):

• Moon at Apogee: 404,627 km: 8:29 PM

July 5:

• Look for the Northern Cross asterism in the constellation Cygnus high in the western skies.

July 6:

• Look for the waxing gibbous Buck Moon occulting the Fang of the Scorpion in the southern sky. Fang, also known as Pi Scorpii, is a bright blue-white multiple star system in the constellation Scorpius. The occultation will begin around 9:54 PM as the Moon begins to obscure the star on it’s eastern side. Fang will reappear from under the Moon’s western limb around 11:04 PM.

Sky Map

• The pdf map of the night sky from SkyMaps.com can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps

This Week’s Meteoric Activity:

You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.

• Anthelion (ANT): 1:00 AM local time in eastern Libra: 1 per hour.
• beta Taurids (BTA): Daytime showers – best observed by radar and radio-echo techniques.

Clear skies and happy stargazing!