July

Don’t miss Saturn’s rings brightening and Jupiter’s moons transiting the gas giant

ALL MONTH Noctilucent clouds may be visible 9-10 JULY Thin moon on morning of 9th and evening of 10th 13 JULY Venus and Mars just 0.5º apart 12, 17, 25 & 29 JULY Jupiter moon and shadow events 28 JULY Saturn’s rings brightening due to opposition effect July at a glance July nights are short, never achieving full darkness at the start of the month. But they do lengthen as the month progresses, proper darkness returning slowly to parts of the UK. Like June, July is noctilucent cloud (NLC) season and it’s very much worth keeping an eye out for displays low above the northwest horizon 90-120 minutes after sunset, or a similar time above the northeast horizon before sunrise. As darker skies return, the giant form of the Summer…

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