Full Moon: | June 4th, Strawberry Moon |
Last Quarter: | June 10th |
New Moon: | June 18th |
Summer Solstice | June 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. |
Chris O'Brien captured this image of the type II supernova in M101
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.