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Visible planets and night sky guide for June

Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, Venus and Jupiter shine in the western twilight. See an exciting video about their upcoming conjunction.

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Visible planets and night sky guide for June

Visible planets and night sky guide for June

Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Arietids

Arietids – most active daytime meteor shower – around June 10

Summer Triangle: Star pattern of the season

Top 10 space objects to see during the day

Earliest sunrises (or sunsets) come before June solstice

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Astronomy Essentials

Visible planets and night sky guide for June

Can a single season have only 2 full moons?

Blue Moon – and smallest full moon of 2026 – on May 30-31

Constellations and signs: What’s the difference?

Brightest Stars

Arcturus, brightest star of the northern sky

Meet Mimosa, a star of the Southern Cross

Spica, the bright beacon of Virgo, is 2 stars

Meet Regulus, Leo the Lion’s Heart and brightest star

Constellations

The constellation Norma is home to the Great Attractor

Virgo the Maiden represents a harvest goddess

Meet Crux, the constellation of the Southern Cross

How to see the Northern Crown (Corona Borealis)

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

Meet Omega Centauri, a giant globular star cluster

Meet M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Coma Berenices galaxy cluster, best in April and May

The Beehive Cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars

Favorite Star Patterns

The Southern Cross: your guide to due south

How to see the Southern Cross from the Northern Hemisphere

The Big and Little Dipper: How to find them in spring

A Spring Triangle of stars heralds the season