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Minnesota Starwatch for June 2025

3 days ago | messagemedia.co | Deane Morrison

As the summer stars move into prominence in the evening sky, the spring constellation Leo, the lion, slinks away in the west as it begins its descent into the sunset. Facing the same fate, Mars, with its relatively high orbital speed, resists its inevitable tumble. Between June 15 and 17, Mars and Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, slip past each other somewhat low in the west. Mars will be just above Regulus, the base of the Sickle—a backward question mark of stars outlining the lion’s head.
Minnesota Starwatch for June 2025

1 week ago | pineandlakes.com | Deane Morrison |Minnesota Starwatch

As the summer stars move into prominence in the evening sky, the spring constellation Leo, the lion, slinks away in the west as it begins its descent into the sunset. Facing the same fate, Mars, with its relatively high orbital speed, resists its inevitable tumble. Between June 15 and 17, Mars and Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, slip past each other somewhat low in the west. Mars will be just above Regulus, the base of the Sickle — a backward question mark of stars outlining the lion’s head.
Minnesota Starwatch for June 2025

1 week ago | fergusfallsjournal.com | Deane Morrison

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Minnesota Starwatch: Leo tumbles, solstice approaches

2 weeks ago | winonapost.com | Deane Morrison

by DEANE MORRISONAs the summer stars move into prominence in the evening sky, the spring constellation Leo, the lion, slinks away in the west as it begins its descent into the sunset. Facing the same fate, Mars, with its relatively high orbital speed, resists its inevitable tumble. Between June 15 and 17, Mars and Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, slip past each other somewhat low in the west.
Minnesota starwatch for May 2025

1 month ago | messagemedia.co | Deane Morrison

In May, Jupiter sinks into the sunset, ending a months-long guest starring role with the bright winter constellations. Those, too, are disappearing into the sun’s afterglow. But Mars lingers, drifting on a course toward Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, the lion. Mars is getting pretty dim, but can be located close below the moon at nightfall on the 3rd. The moon revisits Mars on the 31st, when the planet is rather low in the west. kAmqC:==:2?E pC4EFCFD[ E96 3C:89E6DE DE2C :?
MN Starwatch: Jupiter sinks, Mars lingers

1 month ago | winonapost.com | Deane Morrison

by DEANE MORRISONIn May, Jupiter sinks into the sunset, ending a months-long, guest-starring role with the bright winter constellations. Those too are disappearing into the sun’s afterglow. But Mars lingers, drifting on a course toward Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, the lion. Mars is getting pretty dim, but you can locate it close below the moon at nightfall on the 3rd. The moon revisits Mars on the 31st, when the planet is rather low in the west.
Minnesota Starwatch for April 2025

1 month ago | messagemedia.co | Deane Morrison

In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation that topped the wintry array of bright stars. This is Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella. Capella now shines above Jupiter, the brightest object in the evening sky after the moon.
Minnesota Starwatch for April 2025

2 months ago | isanti-chisagocountystar.com | Deane Morrison

In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation that topped the wintry array of bright stars. This is Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella. Capella now shines above Jupiter, the brightest object in the evening sky after the moon.
Starwatch column: Spring stars move in as winter constellations sink westward

2 months ago | superiortelegram.com | Deane Morrison

In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation that topped the wintry array of bright stars. This is Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella. Capella now shines above Jupiter, the brightest object in the evening sky after the moon.
Minnesota Starwatch for April

2 months ago | brainerddispatch.com | Deane Morrison |Minnesota Starwatch

In April the iconic stars of Orion and other famous winter constellations drop westward as they begin their annual exit from the evening sky. In the early part of the month, look to the west at nightfall for the constellation that topped the wintry array of bright stars. This is Auriga, the charioteer, a polygon of stars set off by brilliant Capella. Capella now shines above Jupiter, the brightest object in the evening sky after the moon.