In the early morning hours, it’s a great time to see if you can find Neptune with a telescope by using the Moon and Saturn as your guide. Neptune is below and slightly to the left of Saturn which can be seen below the Moon. Neptune only looks like a small blue dot in medium to larger telescopes, so it’s nothing to get excited about. However, why not take the opportunity to tick another planet off your bucket list!
Use the above image as a guide. Astronomical images provided by SkySafari, a Simulation Curriculum Company, All rights reserved www.simulationcurriculum.com.
When and where to look:
From 2am, 19th June. Look to the east.
Something interesting
Features on the Moon’s surface are most easily observed on the terminator – the line where light meets dark on the lunar surface. Shadows here are cast long and low to the ground, making any craters, mountains or ridges very pronounced. Keep observing the terminator every night to see different regions of the Moon’s surface in more detail.
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There’s always something interesting happening in the night sky and country WA is the best place to catch all the action!