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Summer Solstice | NOAA
The 2018 summer solstice occurred at 6:07 a.m. Eastern Time on June 21, marking the longest day of the year and the first day of astronomical summer in Earth's northern hemisphere. The June solstice is the exact moment each year when the Northern Hemisphere reaches its greatest possible tilt toward the sun. The sun's direct rays reach their northernmost position with respect to Earth's equator, along the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5°N latitude.
This imagery, captured by the GOES East (GOES-16) satellite on June 21, 2018, shows the pattern of Earth's illumination by the sun just before the solstice. Notice how the daylight terminator, the shadow that separates day and night across Earth, appears highly slanted. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the North Pole basks in 24-hour daylight, while the South Pole is obscured in darkness. The opposite occurs at each pole in December, when the Northern Hemisphere sees its shortest day and longest night of the year.
Although the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth peaks at the summer solstice on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures for most of the United States (and other countries north of the equator) tend to keep increasing into July. The temperature increase occurs because the rate of heat input from the sun during the day continues to be greater than the cooling at night for several weeks. Not until late July and early August do temperatures slowly start to descend.
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The 2018 summer solstice occurred at 6:07 a.m. Eastern Time on June 21, marking the longest day of the year and the first day of astronomical summer in Earth's northern hemisphere. The June solstice is the exact moment each year when the Northern Hemisphere reaches its greatest possible tilt toward the sun. The sun's direct rays reach their northernmost position with respect to Earth's equator, along the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5°N latitude.
This imagery, captured by the GOES East (GOES-16) satellite on June 21, 2018, shows the pattern of Earth's illumination by the sun just before the solstice. Notice how the daylight terminator, the shadow that separates day and night across Earth, appears highly slanted. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the North Pole basks in 24-hour daylight, while the South Pole is obscured in darkness. The opposite occurs at each pole in December, when the Northern Hemisphere sees its shortest day and longest night of the year.
Although the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth peaks at the summer solstice on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures for most of the United States (and other countries north of the equator) tend to keep increasing into July. The temperature increase occurs because the rate of heat input from the sun during the day continues to be greater than the cooling at night for several weeks. Not until late July and early August do temperatures slowly start to descend.
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North star visible in the northern hemisphere, with weakly Noctilucent clouds in the right side of the image.
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North star visible in the northern hemisphere, with weakly Noctilucent clouds in the right side of the image.
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The sky this week for June 29 to July 8
Mercury and Venus and Mars, Oh My! Planets abound in the sky this week.
Friday, June 29
Venus dominates the western sky after sunset. The dazzling object shines at magnitude –4.1 among the background stars of western Leo, having crossed the border from Cancer earlier in the day. The planet appears 15° high an hour after sundown and sets around 11 p.m. local daylight time. When viewed through a telescope, Venus appears 16" across and 70 percent lit.
The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, at 10:43 p.m. EDT. It then lies 252,315 miles (406,061 kilometers) from Earth’s center.
Saturday, June 30
Mars remains a stunning sight all week. It rises a little before 11 p.m. local daylight time and climbs nearly 30° high in the south by the time morning twilight commences. Although the Red Planet is still a month away from its late July opposition, it appears noticeably brighter than it did just a week ago. Shining at magnitude –2.2, it rivals Jupiter as the second-brightest point of light in the night sky after Venus. Tonight, however, it appears a little less brilliant because it tracks across the sky with a waning gibbous Moon. The two remain within about 5° of each other all night. If you point a telescope toward Mars, you’ll see its 21"-diameter disk and perhaps some subtle surface features — though many of these may be obscured by the planet’s major ongoing dust storm.
For people who live near 30° north latitude, today marks the latest sunset of the year. Although Earth’s summer solstice and the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day occurred more than a week ago (on the 21st), latest sunset happens several days after and earliest sunrise several days before. The specific dates depend on your latitude, however — latest sunset at 40° north took place June 27. In general, latest sunset occurs closer to the solstice the farther north you live.
Sunday, July 1
Magnificent Saturn reached its peak last week, when it appeared opposite the Sun in the sky, and our view of the ringed planet remains spectacular. It is on display nearly all night among the background stars of northern Sagittarius, hanging in the southeastern sky as darkness falls and climbing high in the south by midnight local daylight time. Saturn continues to shine brightly, too, at magnitude 0.0. When viewed through binoculars, you’ll find the Trifid Nebula (M20) 4.7° to the west, with the even brighter Lagoon Nebula (M8) 1° south of the Trifid. Open cluster M25 resides 4.0° northeast of the planet and globular cluster M22 is 3.5° southeast of the ringed world. But the best views of Saturn come through a telescope, which reveals the planet’s 18"-diameter disk surrounded by a dramatic ring system that spans 42" and tilts 26° to our line of sight.
Monday, July 2
Skygazers can catch a peek of Mercury in this week’s early evening sky. The innermost planet stands 10° high in the west-northwest a half-hour after sunset. Although Mercury glows brightly this evening, at magnitude 0.0, you might need binoculars to spot it initially against the twilight glow. Through a telescope, Mercury shows a disk that spans 6.8" and appears slightly more than half-lit.
Tuesday, July 3
If ever there was a good time to track down Pluto, this is the night. The distant world appears a mere 3.5" west of the 6th-magnitude star 50 Sagittarii in northeastern Sagittarius, making the task of finding the dwarf planet much easier than usual. Pluto glows dimly at 14th magnitude, however, so you’ll need an 8-inch or larger telescope to spot it visually.
Wednesday, July 4
No holiday better epitomizes summer in the United States than Independence Day. And the season’s namesake asterism — the Summer Triangle — will be on prominent display as fireworks ring out across the land. The trio’s brightest member, Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp, stands nearly overhead in late evening. The asterism’s second-brightest star, Altair in Aquila the Eagle, then lies about halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith. Deneb, the luminary of Cygnus the Swan, marks the Summer Triangle’s third corner. Although it is this asterism’s dimmest star, it’s the brightest point of light in the northeastern sky.
Thursday, July 5
Neptune rises around midnight local daylight time and appears nearly halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith as morning twilight commences. The magnitude 7.9 planet lies in Aquarius, 1.0° west-southwest of 4th-magnitude Phi (f) Aquarii. You can confirm your sighting of Neptune through a telescope, which reveals the planet’s 2.3"-diameter disk and blue-gray color.
Friday, July 6
Last Quarter Moon arrives at 3:51 a.m. EDT. It rises in the east around 1 a.m. local daylight time and climbs higher in the southeast as dawn approaches. During this period, our half-lit satellite lies among the background stars of northern Cetus the Whale.
If you ever thought the Sun’s distance controlled temperatures here on Earth, today should convince you otherwise. Earth reaches its most distant point from the Sun at 1 p.m. EDT. At this so-called aphelion, the two lie 94.5 million miles (152.1 million kilometers) apart, some 3.1 million miles (5.0 million km) farther away than they were at perihelion in early January. The Northern Hemisphere’s warm temperatures at this time of year arise because the Sun passes nearly overhead at noon; during winter, the Sun hangs low in the sky.
Saturday, July 7
Observers of the outer solar system can get a good view of Uranus before dawn. The best time to look for it is shortly before twilight begins around 3:30 a.m. local daylight time. Uranus then lies 25° above the eastern horizon among the background stars of southwestern Aries the Ram. This morning, use binoculars to find the magnitude 5.8 planet 4.3° northeast of the 4th-magnitude star Omicron (o) Piscium. A telescope reveals Uranus’ blue-green disk, which spans 3.5".
Sunday, July 8
Although Jupiter reached opposition and peak visibility two months ago, it remains a stunning sight from evening twilight until it sets around 2 a.m. local daylight time. Jupiter shines at magnitude –2.3 and is essentially tied with Mars as the night sky’s brightest point of light once Venus sets by 11 p.m. The gas giant resides among the background stars of Libra the Scales, 2.1° northwest of Zubenelgenubi (Alpha [a] Librae). If you view the planet through a telescope tonight, its disk spans 41" and displays spectacular cloud-top detail.
By Richard Talcott | Published: Friday, June 29, 2018
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Mercury and Venus and Mars, Oh My! Planets abound in the sky this week.
Friday, June 29
Venus dominates the western sky after sunset. The dazzling object shines at magnitude –4.1 among the background stars of western Leo, having crossed the border from Cancer earlier in the day. The planet appears 15° high an hour after sundown and sets around 11 p.m. local daylight time. When viewed through a telescope, Venus appears 16" across and 70 percent lit.
The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, at 10:43 p.m. EDT. It then lies 252,315 miles (406,061 kilometers) from Earth’s center.
Saturday, June 30
Mars remains a stunning sight all week. It rises a little before 11 p.m. local daylight time and climbs nearly 30° high in the south by the time morning twilight commences. Although the Red Planet is still a month away from its late July opposition, it appears noticeably brighter than it did just a week ago. Shining at magnitude –2.2, it rivals Jupiter as the second-brightest point of light in the night sky after Venus. Tonight, however, it appears a little less brilliant because it tracks across the sky with a waning gibbous Moon. The two remain within about 5° of each other all night. If you point a telescope toward Mars, you’ll see its 21"-diameter disk and perhaps some subtle surface features — though many of these may be obscured by the planet’s major ongoing dust storm.
For people who live near 30° north latitude, today marks the latest sunset of the year. Although Earth’s summer solstice and the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day occurred more than a week ago (on the 21st), latest sunset happens several days after and earliest sunrise several days before. The specific dates depend on your latitude, however — latest sunset at 40° north took place June 27. In general, latest sunset occurs closer to the solstice the farther north you live.
Sunday, July 1
Magnificent Saturn reached its peak last week, when it appeared opposite the Sun in the sky, and our view of the ringed planet remains spectacular. It is on display nearly all night among the background stars of northern Sagittarius, hanging in the southeastern sky as darkness falls and climbing high in the south by midnight local daylight time. Saturn continues to shine brightly, too, at magnitude 0.0. When viewed through binoculars, you’ll find the Trifid Nebula (M20) 4.7° to the west, with the even brighter Lagoon Nebula (M8) 1° south of the Trifid. Open cluster M25 resides 4.0° northeast of the planet and globular cluster M22 is 3.5° southeast of the ringed world. But the best views of Saturn come through a telescope, which reveals the planet’s 18"-diameter disk surrounded by a dramatic ring system that spans 42" and tilts 26° to our line of sight.
Monday, July 2
Skygazers can catch a peek of Mercury in this week’s early evening sky. The innermost planet stands 10° high in the west-northwest a half-hour after sunset. Although Mercury glows brightly this evening, at magnitude 0.0, you might need binoculars to spot it initially against the twilight glow. Through a telescope, Mercury shows a disk that spans 6.8" and appears slightly more than half-lit.
Tuesday, July 3
If ever there was a good time to track down Pluto, this is the night. The distant world appears a mere 3.5" west of the 6th-magnitude star 50 Sagittarii in northeastern Sagittarius, making the task of finding the dwarf planet much easier than usual. Pluto glows dimly at 14th magnitude, however, so you’ll need an 8-inch or larger telescope to spot it visually.
Wednesday, July 4
No holiday better epitomizes summer in the United States than Independence Day. And the season’s namesake asterism — the Summer Triangle — will be on prominent display as fireworks ring out across the land. The trio’s brightest member, Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp, stands nearly overhead in late evening. The asterism’s second-brightest star, Altair in Aquila the Eagle, then lies about halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith. Deneb, the luminary of Cygnus the Swan, marks the Summer Triangle’s third corner. Although it is this asterism’s dimmest star, it’s the brightest point of light in the northeastern sky.
Thursday, July 5
Neptune rises around midnight local daylight time and appears nearly halfway from the southeastern horizon to the zenith as morning twilight commences. The magnitude 7.9 planet lies in Aquarius, 1.0° west-southwest of 4th-magnitude Phi (f) Aquarii. You can confirm your sighting of Neptune through a telescope, which reveals the planet’s 2.3"-diameter disk and blue-gray color.
Friday, July 6
Last Quarter Moon arrives at 3:51 a.m. EDT. It rises in the east around 1 a.m. local daylight time and climbs higher in the southeast as dawn approaches. During this period, our half-lit satellite lies among the background stars of northern Cetus the Whale.
If you ever thought the Sun’s distance controlled temperatures here on Earth, today should convince you otherwise. Earth reaches its most distant point from the Sun at 1 p.m. EDT. At this so-called aphelion, the two lie 94.5 million miles (152.1 million kilometers) apart, some 3.1 million miles (5.0 million km) farther away than they were at perihelion in early January. The Northern Hemisphere’s warm temperatures at this time of year arise because the Sun passes nearly overhead at noon; during winter, the Sun hangs low in the sky.
Saturday, July 7
Observers of the outer solar system can get a good view of Uranus before dawn. The best time to look for it is shortly before twilight begins around 3:30 a.m. local daylight time. Uranus then lies 25° above the eastern horizon among the background stars of southwestern Aries the Ram. This morning, use binoculars to find the magnitude 5.8 planet 4.3° northeast of the 4th-magnitude star Omicron (o) Piscium. A telescope reveals Uranus’ blue-green disk, which spans 3.5".
Sunday, July 8
Although Jupiter reached opposition and peak visibility two months ago, it remains a stunning sight from evening twilight until it sets around 2 a.m. local daylight time. Jupiter shines at magnitude –2.3 and is essentially tied with Mars as the night sky’s brightest point of light once Venus sets by 11 p.m. The gas giant resides among the background stars of Libra the Scales, 2.1° northwest of Zubenelgenubi (Alpha [a] Librae). If you view the planet through a telescope tonight, its disk spans 41" and displays spectacular cloud-top detail.
By Richard Talcott | Published: Friday, June 29, 2018
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http://www.astronomy.com/observing/sky-this-week/2018/06/the-sky-this-week-for-june-29-to-july-8
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The Cassini spacecraft captured this beautiful natural-color image of Saturn and its magnificent ring system on July 19, 2013.
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The sky this week for June 29 to July 8
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Highlights of the Summer Sky
What can you see in the night sky this summer? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face centered at the bottom, early (northern) summer sky events fan out toward the left, while late summer events are projected toward the right. Objects relatively close to Earth are illustrated, in general, as nearer to the cartoon figure with the telescope at the bottom center -- although almost everything pictured can be seen without a telescope. As happens during any season, constellations appear the same year to year, and meteor showers occur on or near the same dates. For example, like last year, the stars of the Summer Triangle will be nighttime icons for most the season, while the Perseids meteor shower will peak in mid-August, as usual. Highlights specific to this summer's sky include that Jupiter will be visible after sunset during June, and Venus will shine brightly in the evening sky during July and August. Saturn and Mars should be visible during much of this season's night, with Saturn appearing in the direction opposite the Sun in late June, and Mars at opposition in late July. Finally, a total lunar eclipse should be visible to anyone who can see the Moon in late July.
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What can you see in the night sky this summer? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face centered at the bottom, early (northern) summer sky events fan out toward the left, while late summer events are projected toward the right. Objects relatively close to Earth are illustrated, in general, as nearer to the cartoon figure with the telescope at the bottom center -- although almost everything pictured can be seen without a telescope. As happens during any season, constellations appear the same year to year, and meteor showers occur on or near the same dates. For example, like last year, the stars of the Summer Triangle will be nighttime icons for most the season, while the Perseids meteor shower will peak in mid-August, as usual. Highlights specific to this summer's sky include that Jupiter will be visible after sunset during June, and Venus will shine brightly in the evening sky during July and August. Saturn and Mars should be visible during much of this season's night, with Saturn appearing in the direction opposite the Sun in late June, and Mars at opposition in late July. Finally, a total lunar eclipse should be visible to anyone who can see the Moon in late July.
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Tonight's Sky: July 2018 | HubbleSite
This year, Mars reaches its long-awaited opposition on July 27—and is visible all night. Look for its south polar cap and dark features that shift as the planet rotates. You will also spot constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius, and the annual Delta Aquarid meteor shower.
“Tonight’s Sky” is produced by HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Release Date: June 25, 2018
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This year, Mars reaches its long-awaited opposition on July 27—and is visible all night. Look for its south polar cap and dark features that shift as the planet rotates. You will also spot constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius, and the annual Delta Aquarid meteor shower.
“Tonight’s Sky” is produced by HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Release Date: June 25, 2018
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Venus
From last night, in strange place I could see how Venus slowly hides in the west side of the Sky.
Taken July 3, 2018 23:01:23
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From last night, in strange place I could see how Venus slowly hides in the west side of the Sky.
Taken July 3, 2018 23:01:23
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Sunrise in its full splendid, greatness.
Breathtaking, ...
and speechless.
Taken June 28, 2018 04:51:24
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Taken June 28, 2018 04:51:24
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Mid-Latitude Cyclone: First Day of Summer
On the first day of astronomical summer, the GOES East satellite captured this image of a large storm system moving across the central United States. The comma-shaped cloud pattern and well-defined circulation indicate that this was a mid-latitude cyclone, a type of storm we more commonly see during the colder months of the year.
A mid-latitude cyclone is a synoptic (large-scale) low pressure system that forms along weather fronts in Earth's mid-latitudes (usually between 30° and 60° latitude from the equator). In the continental U.S., these storms most often occur from late fall to early spring when the temperature contrast between warm and cold air masses is greatest. During winter, strong low pressure systems can produce a wide variety of weather impacts, including heavy snow, sleet, rain, and coastal flooding.
As temperatures warm and summer arrives, mid-latitude cyclones become much less common over the continental U.S. By late June, the temperature contrast between warm and cold air masses is smaller, and the jet stream, the fast-moving wind current high in Earth's atmosphere along which these storms form, retreats northward into Canada. Occasionally, however, a mid-latitude cyclone will form along a strong frontal boundary during the warmest months of the year. The storm shown here brought heavy precipitation to the Midwest, with 24-hour rainfall totals exceeding 4 inches along the border of Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.
This geocolor enhanced imagery was created by NOAA's partners at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. The GOES East geostationary satellite, also known as GOES-16, provides coverage of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The satellite's high-resolution imagery provides optimal viewing of high-impact and severe weather events, including hurricanes, tropical storms, and mid-latitude cyclones, as seen in this imagery.
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On the first day of astronomical summer, the GOES East satellite captured this image of a large storm system moving across the central United States. The comma-shaped cloud pattern and well-defined circulation indicate that this was a mid-latitude cyclone, a type of storm we more commonly see during the colder months of the year.
A mid-latitude cyclone is a synoptic (large-scale) low pressure system that forms along weather fronts in Earth's mid-latitudes (usually between 30° and 60° latitude from the equator). In the continental U.S., these storms most often occur from late fall to early spring when the temperature contrast between warm and cold air masses is greatest. During winter, strong low pressure systems can produce a wide variety of weather impacts, including heavy snow, sleet, rain, and coastal flooding.
As temperatures warm and summer arrives, mid-latitude cyclones become much less common over the continental U.S. By late June, the temperature contrast between warm and cold air masses is smaller, and the jet stream, the fast-moving wind current high in Earth's atmosphere along which these storms form, retreats northward into Canada. Occasionally, however, a mid-latitude cyclone will form along a strong frontal boundary during the warmest months of the year. The storm shown here brought heavy precipitation to the Midwest, with 24-hour rainfall totals exceeding 4 inches along the border of Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota.
This geocolor enhanced imagery was created by NOAA's partners at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. The GOES East geostationary satellite, also known as GOES-16, provides coverage of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The satellite's high-resolution imagery provides optimal viewing of high-impact and severe weather events, including hurricanes, tropical storms, and mid-latitude cyclones, as seen in this imagery.
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Release Date: June 25, 2018
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