Today:
The Full “Milk” Moon rises as the sun sets, climbing a bit higher and due southeast as darkness settles in by 9 o’clock or so, edging through the constellation Scorpius. Cast your gaze to the upper right of the Moon, where you can identify the bright and reddish star Antares, the so-called Heart of the Scorpion. There are also references to a Blue Moon, though this comes from astrology and social media, rather than astronomy.
Monday:
The fading western twilight from 9:15 to 9:30 PM always features four prominent stars as June gets underway. Lowest of the quartet shines Procyon, the Little Dog, due west, and getting ready to set. Well right in the northwest appears Capella, the fourth brightest star we can see. Ordinarlily, we conclude with the Twins of Gemini higher and between them, but this year includes Mercury, also low between them, and the stunning Venus (brighter) and Jupiter (higher) within this stellar grouping.
Tuesday:
While the western skies are littered with bright stars and planets, the southeastern skies welcome one of the summer’s most noteworthy constellations, Scorpius, the Scorpion. The Scorpion’s brightest star, Antares, emerges from the twilight between 9:15 and 9:30 PM, edging higher in the east-southeast, easier to see an hour later.