What's Up in the June 2026 Night Sky ?
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Alerts :
Nova Aquila 2026 rdf has been alerted- mag 1of type II and is currently in the post-nova expansion phase (Fe II) and fading.
Location : 19:14:31.366 +12:03:53
See atel alert 17868 for details.
need spectra
variable star photometry
images through specific filters - maybe measure B-V change over time ?
Summer Observing objects list
Summer Observing objects list
For Summer period 202, we have put together this list of targets to keep you busy and engaged until the society season starts again in September.
The map below shows the majority of the sky and the location of these objects in it. Below each item has its own finder chart - find it in the all-sky chart to orient yourself using the brightest stars and then use the more detailed finder map to home in on the object.
Use the nearest bright stars to get close to the object, then pick a star or thread of stars that you can either slew horizontally or vertically to the target or by hopping along the thread of stars you have identified to land on the target. For example, M57 lies directly between two bright stars at the bottom of the Lyre. Pick either one and move halfway to the other. There it is in the middle of the eyepiece- that faint doughnut of a planetary nebula.
Deep sky objects
Deep sky objects
Variable stars
Variable stars
There are a range of easily accessilble variable stars to observe during the summer - here's a few famous and important ones t be going on with,
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