#NIGHTIME SKYCHART FOR MY LOCATION PLUS#

Image credit: Paul Sutherland The planets in June 2022 Mercury This image of Venus shining above a waning Moon was taken on 27 May, 2022, from Walmer, UK. Crux, the Southern Cross, is at its highest, above the south celestial pole followed by the bright stars Alpha and Beta Centauri. Over in the southeast, the prominent constellation of Scorpius is rising.

#NIGHTIME SKYCHART FOR MY LOCATION PLUS#

In the Southern Hemisphere, you can still catch Gemini low to the northwest as the sky gets dark, plus the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, further to its south. This is a large asterism rather than a constellation, and is formed of three stars, Vega, Deneb and Altair, which are the brightest stars in the constellations of Lyra, Cygnus and Aquila, respectively. Over in the eastern sky, the Summer Triangle is rising at this time. In the western sky, the constellation of Leo is now sinking, its head resembling a backwards question mark, and including the bright star Regulus.

If you follow the curve of the handle of this “saucepan”, you will come to a bright car called Arcturus, in the constellation of Bootes. High on the opposite side of this pole star, and almost overhead, see the familiar shape of the Plough, or Big Dipper, which resembles a saucepan and is part of the constellation of Ursa Major. To its upper right, look for the familiar W shape of Cassiopeia below the north celestial pole, which is marked by the star Polaris. As it grows dark at northern latitudes where the Sun has set, the bright star Capella can be seen low in the northwestern sky.

Nightime skychart for my location