This is Saturn’s yearly opposition. The ringed planet is now opposite the sun in our sky, rising at sunset, highest up for the night around midnight and setting at sunrise. It’s at its brightest and and best for 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/saturn-closest-and-brightest…
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Watch for a young moon after sunset
Try catching the young moon after sunset on July 3 or 4, 2019. The watch for the waxing crescent moon to pair up with Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the lion, on or near July 5. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/go-young-moon-hunting-after-sunset…
South American solar eclipse on July 2
A total eclipse of the sun is coming to the South American countries of Chile and Argentina in the late afternoon hours on July 2, 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/south-american-solar-eclipse-on-july-2…
Zubeneschamali: A green star?
Although some scientists claim stars can’t look green, many stargazers will swear that Zubeneschamali proves otherwise. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/libras-zubeneschamali-the-only-green-star…