Moonwatch

Type: Lunar sea Size: 330km Longitude/latitude: 94.7° W, 19.9° S Age: 3.8–3.9 billion years Best time to see: Determined by libration and phase (15–23 June and 11–20 July) Minimum equipment: 10x binoc

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the lack of true darkness in the middle of the year doesn’t make astronomy that easy to do. The planets are good at cutting through slightly brighter skies,

Type: Sinuous rille Size: 80km x 2.5km Longitude/latitude: 3.1° E, 25.7° N Age: 3.2–3.9 billion years Best time to see: First quarter (2–3 July) and six days after full Moon (16–17 July) Minimum equip

BEST TIME TO SEE: Nights of 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 July A full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky or, in other words, when its ecliptic longitude is 180° from the Sun. The eclipti

Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope have likened this object to an ice cream sundae. Others examining it with the now-defunct Spitzer Space Telescope dubbed it the cosmic tornado. T

We start with open cluster IC 4756, right at the top of the tail, located 4.2° west and 0.9° north of mag. +5.6 Alya (Theta1 (θ1) Serpentis). It’s a large, bright object perfectly suited for a small t