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• The night sky for July 2008 - July 2008 (MP3)
  Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky from northern latitudes during July 2008. At the beginning of July, Leo is setting in the west. Next to Leo is a rather blank area of sky named Virgo which actually contains a giant cluster of galaxies named the Virgo Cluster. Low in the sky are the constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius and the further south you are the better view you'll have. Above those is the constellation of Ophiuchus; one of the constellations of the ecliptic. Above Ophiuchus is the constellation of Hercules and the four stars making up the Keystone. Using the bottom and top right-hand stars of the Keystone you can find the globular cluster M13. To the east of Hercules you come to the Summer Triangle made up of Cygnus, Deneb and Altair. With binoculars you can see Brocchi's Cluster or the Coathanger. In Cygnus, you can see the lovely double star Albireo with binoculars. Mercury gets to greatest elongation on July 1st and you can see it in the east-north-east about 45 minutes before dawn for the first two weeks of July. Venus can be seen just above the western horizon after sunset in the last week of July. Mars and Saturn appear very close to the star Regulus. On July 5th there is a nice skyscape with the Moon, Regulus, Mars and Saturn. On July 10th Mars and Saturn are in conjunction up to the left of Regulus. This is the best month to see Jupiter. Jupiter is at opposition on July 9th; Jupiter the Sun and Earth will be in a straight line. However, Jupiter is at its lowest level in the ecliptic so will be fairly low in the sky.