In the month of June in it darling of Culiacan can be seen with the naked eye 4 planets: Saturn, Mars and Jupiter(see fig.1).
Venus It will be invisible for most of the month, because on June 4 it will be in the Superior Conjunction, that is, it will pass behind the Sun. Mercury will be invisible for most of the month, because on June 14 it will be in Superior Conjunction, which means it will pass behind the Sun. Saturn will be seen throughout the month around midnight in the southeastern direction of the horizon, being in the constellation Aquarius. Mars will be visible this month from 2 in the morning in the eastern direction of the horizon located in the constellations Peses and Aries. Jupiter will be seen in the morning before dawn northeast of the horizon moving in the constellation Taurus away from the horizon.
The Moon In its monthly movement around the Earth in the month of June it will have its phases as follows: on the 6th there will be a New Moon, on the 13th there will be the Waxing Quarter, on the 21st there will be the Full Moon and on the 28th there will be the Waning Quarter.
In June the Moon will pass: on the 2nd north of Mars, on the 5th north of Jupiter, on the 27th north of Saturn.
On June 20, the Summer Solstice will occur, which means that summer begins in the boreal (northern) hemisphere and so on this day at noon the Sun reaches its maximum height above the horizon, the day will have the longest duration. and the night on the contrary will have its shorter duration. On these dates in the geographical latitudes 60 degrees north a natural phenomenon will be observed, which happens every year, which is called “the white night”, it is when the Sun is almost seen at midnight, since it is close below the horizon and It does not get dark and civil twilight lasts all night, which is why the streets of all cities located in high latitudes do not need to turn on the electric light at night.
THE STELLAR SKY IN JUNE
In the month of June At night in the sky we can observe the constellations of spring and summer. In fig.2 we see the brightest stars in the night sky, this position corresponds to the middle of the month at 8 or 9 p.m.
Half of the sky will be occupied by the spring constellations and they are the following: Ursa Major, Lynx, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Boyero, Hydra, Cup and Raven.
To the north-west of the horizon will be the Big Dipper, in which seven stars that are shaped like a spoon can be easily distinguished. To the south of the Big Dipper you will find the zodiacal constellations: Cancer, Leo with its bright star Regulo, Virgo with its bright star Spike and also the constellation Boyero or guardian of the Big Dipper with the bright star Arcturus. Further south of them will be Hydra with the bright star Alphard and the stars of the Cup and Raven constellations. In the south, very close to the horizon will be the Southern Cross constellation. To the south of the horizon are alpha and beta of the constellation Centaurus, alpha is the closest star to the Sun.
The other half will be occupied by the summer constellations, which rise earlier every day and are the following: Corona Borealis, Hercules, Serpenter, Libra, Scorpio, Lyra and Swan.
To the east of Boyero will be the constellation of Corona Borealis with the bright star Gemma. To the east of Corona Borealis you will find the constellation Hercules, in which with the help of the telescope you can search for a round star cluster called M13. To the south of these constellations will be the constellation of Serpentero and Serpiente, which are two constellations that are found together, their meaning is the man who has a snake in his arms. To the south-east of the horizon will be the constellation Scorpio with the bright star Antares. To the northeast of the horizon the constellation of Lyra will be rising with the bright star Vega.
MC Astronomer Tatiana N. Kokina is a professor at the FCTyE, Head and researcher of the Astronomy Center of the UAS, and Member of the Sinaloa Astronomy Association.
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