June 2023 MAC Newsletter

June Sky Happenings
Full Moon:June 4th, Strawberry Moon
Last Quarter:June 10th
New Moon:June 18th
Summer SolsticeJune 21st
First Quarter:June 26th

Mercury - Visible in the morning in Aries, Taurus, then Gemini
Venus - Visible in the evening sky in Cancer, then Leo at the end of the month.
Mars - Visible in the evening sky in Cancer, then Leo after the 20th.
Jupiter - Visible in the morning sky in Aries.
Saturn - Visible in the morning sky in Aquarius.
June Sky Charts:
Mid June looking South at 11pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.
Mid June looking North at 11pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Chris O'Brien captured this image of the type II supernova in M101

M101 SN 2023ixf

Announcements:

The June club meeting will be Monday, June 5th.

Dan Malone will be holding the June Summer Sky Tour at Mounds State Park at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 24th.

Here's the Zoom meeting info for the June meeting:

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82247598629?pwd=VVdUYVhnWHZaak96bmZGZFZ1TXcrdz09

Meeting ID: 822 4759 8629

Passcode: 009924

The club has several used Televue eyepieces for sale. Contact Fred Hicks, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien if you're interested in purchasing.

The Indiana Family Star Party is scheduled for July 18th thru July 23rd. Registration forms are available online at https://www.indianastars.com/starparty/registration.html

Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.

Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.

Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.



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