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July Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

Mars will be nice for early evening viewing. Saturn and Neptune will be only 1 degree apart and provide nice views once they rise high enough (after midnight). The crescent Moon rises after 1:30. The asteroid Vesta will be 157 million miles from earth, but will be in a good position for viewing as well. Once it gets dark enough, we will target the Garnet Star, a very red, super giant star and Gamma Delphini (a double star) and M4 (the Crab Globular Cluster) in Scorpius. M16 (the Eagle Nebula), M17 (the Swan Nebula), M20 (the Trifid Nebula), and M22 (the Sagittarius Cluster) will be among the featured objects along with many other oobjects, weather permitting.

Earlier Event: June 21
June Astronomy Night
Later Event: August 16
August Astronomy Night