Night sky guide for June 2014

(Before It's News)

Globular clusters M10 and M13 will both be well placed for observation at the beginning of June. The strongest daylight meteor shower – Daytime Arietids - peaks on June 7. Since the radiant will be located only thirty degrees west of the Sun the visual observing conditions will be poor at best. Theta Opichiud meteor shower will be possible to observe this month. Its relatively flat maximum of 5 days occurs centered on June 10, its radiant will be opposite the Sun. Another meteor shower, the Opichiud meteor shower, will peak on June 20. Both are weak showers.June Solstice on June 21 marks the beginning of the summer in Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of winter in Southern Hemisphere. June 3 - The Hercules globular cluster (M13, … Read more »

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