Some highlights for the night sky in July 2004
Thursday 1 July 2004
- Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth)
- Look for Mercury, Mars and Jupiter after sunset
- Cassini spacecraft due for Saturn Orbit Insertion
Friday 2 July 2004
- Full Moon at 7:09 AM EDT
- Look for Mercury, Mars and Jupiter after sunset
Monday 5 July 2004
- Earth at aphelion (furthest in its orbit from Sun)
- Mars is near Beehive
Thursday 8 July 2004
- Saturn is at conjunction
- Mercury passes through Beehive
Friday 9 July 2004
- Last quarter Moon
- Pegasid meteor shower (from 7/7-7/13)
Sunday 11 July 2004
- Mercury near Mars
- Regulus of Leo between Jupiter and Mercury and Mars
Wednesday 14 July 2004
- Moon is at apogee (furthest from Earth)
- Venus near it's brightest (m=-4.5) near crescent Moon before sunrise
Friday 16 July 2004
- Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann is at perihelion
- Mercury closer to Regulus than Mars
Saturday 17 July 2004
- New Moon
- See if you can catch young crescent Moon after sunset
Tuesday 20 July 2004
- Look for crescent Moon between Mercury and Jupiter
- Mars getting closer to horizon after sunset
Saturday 24 July 2004
- First quarter Moon
- Look for Spica just west of quarter Moon
Sunday 25 July 2004
- Mercury near Regulus
- You will need a good horizon view in the west to see this
Sunday 30 July 2004
- Full Moon
- Try to find Pluto with your telescope
Good skywatching resources
John Avellone's provided web sites