Iain Lawrence

2 weeks ago | skyatnightmagazine.com | Iain Todd |Pete Lawrence |Iain Lawrence

From 12 June onwards, if you catch Mars in the sky during the darkening evening twilight, you'll see the planet pass closer and closer to bright star Regulus each night. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo, often known as the 'lion's heart'. It's also at the bottom of the Sickle star pattern, which looks rather like a backwards question mark.