Today:
The Summer Solstice marks the start of calendar Summer in the northern hemisphere at 4:51 PM EDT this afternoon. Rising from the southeast and posing for pictures this evening will be the nearly Full “Strawberry” Moon, which will become full two days from now.
Friday:
The southern skies welcome the brightest section of the Milky Way sliding up from the horizon, accompanied by the pattern of stars called “the Teapot”, with a triangular lid, a pot underneath, and a handle attached on the left, with the spout on the right. The bright portion of the Milky Way sits at the center of our galaxy.
Saturday:
June’s Full “Strawberry” Moon might not be red, but its companion this evening certainly is. The reddish-colored star Antares appears just to the right of the Moon as darkness follows the twilight by 10 o’clock, climbing into the southeast, but not climbing very high. June’s Full Moon, opposite from the Sun, travels low over the southern horizon tonight.