Weather permitting, the waxing gibbous Moon is up tonght, so exploring its large feature--seas and craters will be featured. We may even glimpse the Straight Wall, the shadow cast by Rupes Recta.
The constellations that will be visible in the early summer are on this chart https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-skychart.cfm?Event_ID=124111 Double stars like Albireo in Cygus the Swan are very interesting on Moon-lit nights. Here is a guide to some that can be seen in the summer by Bob King https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/dazzling-doubles-for-compromised-skies/
Asterisms, stars that form a shape but are not close neighbors, like the Summer Triangle, the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, and the LIttle Dipper in Ursa Minor will be visible.
The constellations that will be visible in the early summer are on this chart https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-skychart.cfm?Event_ID=124111 Double stars like Albireo in Cygus the Swan are very interesting on Moon-lit nights. Here is a guide to some that can be seen in the summer by Bob King https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/dazzling-doubles-for-compromised-skies/
Asterisms, stars that form a shape but are not close neighbors, like the Summer Triangle, the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, and the LIttle Dipper in Ursa Minor will be visible.
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern
Location:
Young's Pond Park
Blackstone Ave
Branford, CT 06405
