What’s new in the sky for June 2025? Shower Arietid Meteor, strawberry moon and much more
In June, Venus continues to be the brilliant “morning star” in the east before dawn, although it only moves away as it moves away from the earth.
“What’s new in the sky?” is a recurring functionality and publishes the first of each month. You can find it on The Space Place de Wop. Send an email to your space questions and he could answer them in the next edition.
Ian Crawford de Wtop is maintained with Greg Redfern on the best that the sky has to offer stars in June.
Welcome to Wop’s monthly functionality: “What’s new in the sky?” Each month, it will understand the best that the sky has to offer stargazers stars concerning the moon, planets and stars. Event -related events that may interest you instead in the DC zone will also be included.
Let’s move on to heaven for June 2025!
Must-See Sky Sights for June
In June, Venus continues to be the brilliant “morning star” in the east before dawn, although it only moves away as it moves away from the earth. The Moon has close agreements with stars and planets, and summer is at our doorstep in the northern hemisphere; winter in the southern hemisphere. The DIURNE DE LA DOURNE ARIETID METOR takes place this month.
Star of the month:
In June, in the northeast sky after being black, the beautiful and scorching blue-white-white star easily attracts our eyes and our attention. Well, as Vega is the most brilliant fifth star of all the night sky.
Last month, you were presented in Arcturus, the fourth brightest star in the night sky. It will flare up generally high fees in June and offers a nice color contrast to compare to Vega.
Vega is also part of the “summer triangle” with the Altair and Deneb stars. The Milky Way crosses the summer triangle, coming from the southeast sky and is a glorious view of a dark sky site.
Presentation of the month:
While we spend in June, every night in the southeast around midnight, our galaxy, the Milky Way, goes up. You will need a Sky Sky site to see the Milky Way and a clear view of the horizon.
While June begins, the Milky Way rises around midnight and rises higher in the sky to dawn.
At the end of June, more of our galaxy is visible at midnight and actually forms an arch in the southeast sky to the northeast. You can take a photo of the Milky Way with a smartphone or a camera by taking exposure of time and, for better results, using a tripod. As we enter the summer months, the view will become even more spectacular and earlier in the night.
June 1: At the western twilight, you have a very narrow conjunction of the Star Regulus and the Moon with Mars at the bottom left. Mars will get closer to Regulus over the month.
June 6: The Spica star and the brilliant moon form a beautiful conjunction.
June 7: It is the diurnal summit of the meteor shower Arietide. You can try to see them visually, but they are very difficult to see. Try to listen to them via radar instead. As I write this, I listen to meteors on my laptop. You hear the coolest sounds – very X -Files – including rapid “pings” which are most likely meteors hitting our atmosphere. You will find very addictive to listen.
June 8: Jupiter and Mercury combine in the West North West while it is dark. You will need a clear horizon to see them and the binoculars will be of great help to spot them. Jupiter will be the brightest of the two and below mercury. Try taking a smartphone / camera photo.
June 10: The supergiante red antares and the almost full moon rise in the southeast after nightfall.
June 11: The full strawberry moon rises at sunset in the southeast. The moon will probably display a beautiful yellow-orange color because humidity is more widespread at this time of year. Certainly a possibility for smartphone / camera.
June 17: If you watch Mars pass through the sky since the first of the month, March and Spica form a very narrow pair in the West. The color contrast between the star and the planet should appear well in a smartphone / camera image.
June 19: Saturn and the decreasing gibbous moon form a conjunction with the planet Neptune. You would need a telescope to see Neptune.
June 20: The summer solstice occurs at 10:42 p.m. EDT. Happy summer!
June 22: The decreasing crescent in the east-south-east sky before dawn is above the beautiful and brilliant Venus. Look for the earth on the moon. Try taking a photo of smartphone / camera.
June 23: The decreasing crescent is in the East-South-East before dawn, just below the Pleiades. Look for the earth on the moon.
June 26: The wax croissant to the west at dusk is above the mercury. It’s a good time to see Mercury. The binoculars will help. Look for the earth on the moon.
June 29: The wax crescent is west at dusk, very close to Mars. Look for the earth on the moon.
The moon
June 3: First trimester
June 11: Complete strawberry moon
June 18: Last quarter
June 25: New moon
Planets
Mercury is low on the western horizon at dusk.
Venus flare above the eastern horizon before dawn – you cannot miss it.
Mars is in the Western sky while it is dark.
Jupiter gets lost at Twilight Glow at the beginning of the month and is in the brilliance of the sun later in the month.
Saturn is visible in the eastern sky riding around midnight. You will have a magnificent view with a telescope because the rings throw a thin line through the planet.
Uranus emerges in the eastern sky after being in the glare of the sun.
Neptune is in the eastern sky, rising around midnight and near Saturn. You need a telescope to observe the planet.
Pluto is there in the solar system and requires taking images through days spaced the telescope to track it down.
Events in the DC region
Shenandoah National Park (SNP)
- In June, I will present my “let’s talk about space” at the Big Meadows and Skyland of the Shenandoah National Park. The park is an excellent dark sky site and the park’s rangers carry out a variety of activities to take advantage of it.
Virginia state parks
- General assembly of Novac, George Mason University. Check the calendar for the date and other June astronomy events.
- Astronomicals of the national capital, 7:10 p.m. June: Rob Zellem (GSFC / RST), the Roman space telescope of Nancy Grace
- The Analemma company ends with operations and works with the authority of Fairfax County Park concerning Friday evening public visualization sessions in Turner Farm in Great Falls, Virginia, temporarily. Check their calendar for other astronomy activities in June.
Smithsonian Air and Space at DC and Chantilly has lots of astronomicals in June.
You can check here and here for astronomy clubs which are outside the DC region.
Prime!
Download the NASA 2025 scientific calendar which offers photos and information out of the world.
The Planetary Society 2025 space event calendar is another resource to follow space missions.
Use this useful tool for creating a personalized star graphic for your location to help you find your way in the stars.
You can also send questions related to space to my email address. Suggestions on this feature are also welcome.
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