Saskatchewan Skies: Early wakeup call for July 11 photo op
This astronomical guide details upcoming celestial events for July, including planetary alignments and lunar phases. Key highlights include a Mars-Uranus conjunction on July 4 and various opportunities to view Venus and Saturn throughout the month.
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The moon has just passed full phase among the stars of Sagittarius, the Archer, as the month begins. The next event is July 10, when the moon is among the stars of the Pleiades, in Taurus, the Bull. July 11, Mars and Uranus join with the moon’s waning sliver for a photo op, but you have to be up very late or very early – 2 a.m. By July 13, the moon is at perigee of 359,112 kilometres. New moon occurs on the following day, and the Beehive Cluster (M44) provides a backdrop on July 15.
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