June 3 - June Planets

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New moon is today. The moon travels across the sky with the sun during the day. As this week progresses, you'll see the moon in the west after sunset near Mercury, Mars and several bright stars. Read more.

June guide to the bright planets Jupiter - at opposition - is bright in the sky from dusk to dawn. Saturn is out from mid-evening until dawn. Bright Venus appears fleetingly in the dawn. Around mid-month, Mercury and Mars have the year's closest conjunction of 2 planets. Read more. Word of the week: Ecliptic The green line on the chart above represents the ecliptic, or sun's path across our sky. Stargazing tip: Notice the whereabouts of the ecliptic in your sky. You'll always find the sun, moon and planets on or near it. Read more. Why human-sized beavers went extinct Super-sized beavers were as big as black bears. They suddenly became extinct 10,000 years ago, while small modern beavers survived. Now scientists know why. Read more.

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Tonight … Find the Crow, Cup and Water Snake Use the bright star Spica to help you find the constellations of Corvus the Crow, Crater the Cup, and Hydra the Water Snake. Read more.

Crepuscular rays in a smoky Alberta sky View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Photographer Sheryl R. Garrison described her image, taken last Thursday afternoon in southern Alberta, Canada, as: "Crepuscular rays fueled by early season forest fires." Alberta, Canada, has been experiencing a difficult fire season already. Click here for a satellite image, from the day before Sheryl's photo, of the fires across the province. Thanks, Sheryl! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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