Above us is the International Space Station
When the International Space Station is overhead in the summer, it’s not uncommon to see up to 4-5 transits in one night. This is what it will be like now, at the beginning of the snowfall, just at dawn, but then, starting on the 8th day, it will arrive towards midnight and we will see 4 crossings, and it is expected to arrive for the first time on the 10th day around 10 pm. It will pass over us five times. Numerous websites and applications for this purpose help to know the exact time and sky path of flyovers, for example station spot Obsession sky from above )
Full moon on the third
Full moon in Zsámbék
Source: I paid it / Tamás brahám
The full moon will rise very late, only around 10:30 p.m., which can be good for a photographer’s view, as we can see it against the background of a dark sky. Moonrise time is 21:17 on our eastern border, 21:28 in Budapest, and 21:37 on the west. It appears in the lower southeastern sky and travels very low on its celestial path, rising barely 15 degrees even at its highest point! This also means that it lights landscapes very well, so you might want to focus on shooting landscapes tonight.
Solar distance on Earth 6
In a comparison image near the sun and far from the sun.
Source: NASA/APOD/Enrique Luque Cervigon
Our planet is at its greatest distance from the Sun during the Northern Hemisphere summer, this year on July 6th. At that time we will be 152.095 million km away from it (at the time of the January solstice we were 147.105 million km away). There is only a very small difference in the apparent size of our Sun between the two dates, but whoever took a reference image of our star in January can now snap a copy of the image. The difference between the two solar disks will not be noticeable.
Conjunction of the moon and Saturn on the night of the sixth and seventh
The two celestial bodies will rise just before midnight on the 6th, at which time they will still be 5 degrees apart. During the night, the moon gets a little closer to the ringed planet, and by 3 a.m. they are only three degrees apart, at which point we can look for it in the southern and southeastern sky. Although you don’t really have to look for it, as the moon will be 82 percent illuminated.
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter at dawn on the 12th
The Moon and Jupiter, in their current conjunction, will be a little further apart.
Source: I sent it / Csaba Buzás
Moonrise, this will be midnight, at that time the two celestial bodies are still 2 degrees apart, on the left is the moon with 30% illumination. With the onset of dawn, they move away from each other, at 4 o’clock they are already 3 degrees apart.
Conjunction of the moon and the fairy at dawn on the 13th
The combination of the Moon and Fiastyúk over the peaceful morning landscape is also atmospheric.
Source: I sent it / Gábor Balázs
Our celestial companion will now only be 20 percent illuminated, and it will be barely 3 degrees from Fiastyús, which is becoming increasingly visible in the morning sky. The two objects rise shortly after 1 am, so even those who would rather stay up late than get out of bed at dawn can notice them.
Venus on a diet
Not so long ago half of Venus is now much thinner, and the sickle is even thinner. In order to see this well, a larger telescope is needed.
Source: I sent it / Gábor Balázs
Our inner planetary neighbor is an increasingly thin sickle, with 31 percent of the illumination in the beginning of the snow, and only 20 percent in the middle of the snow. This increases its apparent size (because it is physically closer to Earth) and its apparent proximity to the Sun, which means that it sets earlier and before evening. At the beginning of the snow, approx. Venus drops below the horizon two hours after sunset, but only 1 hour and 20 minutes later in the middle of the snow. So it is worth taking advantage of the opportunity to photograph the sunset!
