Lifelong sky watcher • Publisher of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) each month since January 2000: skymaps.com/tesm/ • Interests: Astronomy outreach • Astro-imaging • Supernovae | Career scientist (retired)
Kym Thalassoudis PhD
Kym @ The Evening Sky Map
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💫 The June 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing #space #starmap
The second Full Moon this month occurs at 8:46 UT (now) on 31 May 2026. Known as a "Blue Moon" it is a reasonably rare event that occurs approx every 2.5 years. The term was first used in this context in 1988. Whereas the common saying “Once in a Blue Moon” has been used for hundreds of years! 🔭
Step outside in the early evening and simply look up to view the strikingly beautiful Venus-Jupiter conjunction. The conjunction is visible for several days worldwide, with the two planets at their closest (1.6°) at 21h UT on 9 June 2026. 🔭
More events: Skymaps.com/skycalendar/
🌖 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 5h UT (now) on 1 June 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 406,366 km or 252,504 miles and span an angular size of 29.4 arc-minutes. 🔭
June 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/
21 May: Venus (–4.0 mag.) is currently within 1 degree of the open star cluster M35 in Gemini. Look up this evening using binoculars for the best view. 🔭
#stargazing
🌕 🌟 Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will soon be occulted by the Full "Blue" Moon. The event commences at 7h UT on 31 May 2026 and will be visible from Chile, Argentina, eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the southern Pacific. 🔭
in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...
#stargazing #BlueMoon
🌟8 June: Last Quarter Moon at 10:02 UT (now). This Moon phase marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars!
#stargazing #moon
🌓 23 May: First Quarter Moon at 11:11 UT (now).
The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore and view craters and other lunar features. A telescope will provide stunning views. 🔭
📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/
#stargazing #moon
⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus, aka "The Little King". Closest approach is at 5h UT on 23 May 2026, with an occultation visible from parts of Oceania. 🔭
in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...
#stargazing #moon
Sad to hear that Alan Hale passed a few days ago. Dr Hale was the co-discoverer of the widely observed Comet Hale-Bopp which peaked in 1997. The photo shows Alan Hale (left) and Bill Bradfield (right) -- 20th century's most prolific visual comet discoverer (18 comets). 🔭
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