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- The night sky for July 2007 - July 2007 (MP3)
Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky from northern latitudes during July 2007. During July the nights are getting slightly longer. Looking above at around 10pm we see Ursa Major - the Great Bear. Moving south we first come to the constellation Hercules containing the wonderful globular cluster M13. Further south is Ophiuchus and Sagittarius and Scorpius below. Rising in the east in the late evening is the beautiful region of the Milky Way containing Cygnus, Lyra and Aquila the Eagle which make up the Summer Triangle. As July begins you should be able to see Saturn a few degrees west of Leo's bright star Regulus but as the month progresses it gets closer to the Sun in the sky. Mercury passed between the Earth and the Sun on 28th June. During July Mercury is 5 degrees from the Sun at the start of the month and increasing to about 15 degrees. Mars is getting better and is now rising around midnight. The disc is around 6.3 arcseconds across and you might just see the poles with a telescope. Venus shines brightly in the western sky after sunset although you will start to need a good clear western horizon to see it now. The Moon can be fun to observe and is probably best to observe at first quarter around July 22nd. Jupiter is seen in the south at about 10pm and is up and to the left of Antares in Scorpius. Sadly, Jupiter is not very high in the sky for observers at northern latitudes. On 1st July, Saturn and Venus are only separated by only around one degree. You could also try to spot dwarf planet Ceres with binoculars just below Mars during this month.
