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Remote Video Astronomy Group MECATX Sky Tour June 2019

1) Scorpius (SCOR-pee-us), the Scorpion - June 3 2) (SER-punz), the Serpent - June 6 3) Ara (AR-uh), the Altar - June 10 4) Ophiuchus (OFF-ee-YOO-kus), the Serpent Bearer - June 11 5) Hercules (HER-kyuh-leez), the Hercules - June 13 6) Corona Australis (cuh-ROE-nuh aw-STRAL-iss), the Southern Crown - June 30

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Revised by: Samantha Salvador 05.26.2019

June 3 Scorpius (SCOR-pee-us), the Scorpion Sco, Scorpii (SCOR-pee-eye)

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1 Scorpius

Meaning: The Scorpion Pronunciation: skor' pee us Abbreviation: Sco Possessive form: Scorpii (skor' pee ee) Asterisms: The Fish Hook Bordering : Ara, Corona Australis, Libra, Lupus, Norma, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius Overall brightness: 12.480 (10) Central point: RA = 16h49m Dec. = —27° Directional extremes: N = —8° 5= —46° E = 17h55m W = 15h44m Messier objects: M4, M6, M7, M80 Meteor showers: a Scorpiids (3 May) x Scorpiids (5 Jun) Midnight culmination date: 3 Jun Bright : a (15), X, (25), 0 (39), c (72), 8 (76), K (81), P. (93), D (111), t (129), n (146), a (147), 11 (176), µ1 (182) Named stars: Acrab (13), Al Niyat (a), Al Niyat (T), Antares (a), Dschubba (8), Graffias (c), Jabbah (v), Lesath (v), Sargas (0), Shaula (X), Vespertilio (a) Near stars: LFT 1358 (33), HD 156384 A-B-C (88), LFT 1266-1267 (102) Size: 496.78 square degrees (1.204% of the sky) Rank in size: 33 Solar conjunction date: 4 Dec Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +44° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +82° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 62

Interesting facts: (1) In ancient times, Scorpius also contained the stars of the present day of Libra, the Scales. Libra represented the claws of the Scorpion. (2) a Sco, or Antares, is one of the four Royal Stars of the ancient Persians. The other three are Aldebaran (a Tau), Regulus (a Leo), and Fomalhaut (a PsA). (3) a Sco is a reddish , and since it lies in the band of the zodiac, the planets are often seen nearby. It was because of the frequent proximity of Mars, that this star received its name, 'Antares.' This title is a literal combination of the terms 'anti' and 'Ares,' meaning, of course, 'the rival of Mars.' (4) About 5° NNE of v Sco lies the strongest x-ray source in the sky. Designated Scorpius X-1, this object is a close binary star with an of 13. One of the stars is probably a neutron star of high density. As gas enveloping the system streams into the intense gravitational and magnetic fields near this star, it is accelerated to speeds near that of light. The result is the emission of x-rays called synchrotron radiation.

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2 M4: Colorful Clouds Near Rho Ophiuchi

Explanation: Why is the sky near Antares and Rho Ophiuchi so colorful? The colors result from a mixture of objects and processes. Fine dust illuminated from the front by starlight produces blue reflection nebulae. Gaseous clouds whose atoms are excited by ultraviolet starlight produce reddish emission nebulae. Backlit dust clouds block starlight and so appear dark. Antares, a red supergiant and one of the brighter stars in the night sky, lights up the yellow-red clouds on the lower center of the featured image. Rho Ophiuchi lies at the center of the blue on the left. The distant M4 is visible to the upper right of center. These star clouds are even more colorful than humans can see, emitting light across the electromagnetic spectrum.

M6: The

Explanation: To some, the outline of the of stars M6 resembles a butterfly. M6, also known as NGC 6405, spans about 20 light-years and lies about 2,000 light years distant. M6, pictured above, can best be seen in a dark sky with towards the constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius), coving about as much of the sky as the full moon. Like other open clusters, M6 is composed predominantly of young blue stars, although the brightest star is nearly orange. M6 is estimated to be about 100 million years old. Determining the distance to clusters like M6 helps astronomers calibrate the distance scale of the universe.

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3 M7: Open Star Cluster in Scorpius

Explanation: M7 is one of the most prominent open clusters of stars on the sky. The cluster, dominated by bright blue stars, can be seen with the naked eye in a dark sky in the tail of the constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius). M7 contains about 100 stars in total, is about 200 million years old, spans 25 light-years across, and lies about 1000 light-years away. The above deep image, taken last June from Hungarythrough a small telescope, combines over 60 two- minute exposures. The M7 star cluster has been known since ancient times, being noted byPtolemy in the year 130 AD. Also visible are a dark dust cloud and literally millions of unrelated stars towards the Galactic center.

M80: A Dense Globular Cluster

Explanation: If our Sun were part of M80, the night sky would glow like a jewel box of bright stars. M80, also known as NGC 6093, is one of about 250 globular clusters that survive in our . Most of the stars in M80 are older and redder than our Sun, but some enigmatic stars appear to be bluer and younger. Young stars would contradict the hypothesis that all the stars in M80 formed at nearly the same time. These unusual stars are known as blue stragglers, and by analyzing pictures like the image above, astronomers have been able to find the largest population of blue stragglers yet. As blue stragglers are now thought to be due to stars coalescing, the collision and capture rate at the dense center of M80 must be very high.

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4 June 6 Serpens (SER-punz), the Serpent Ser, Serpentis (ser-PEN-tiss)

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5 Serpens

Meaning: The Serpent Pronunciation: sir' pens Abbreviation: Ser Possessive form: Serpentis (sir pen' tiss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Aquila, Bootes, Corona Borealis, Hercules, Libra, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Scutum, Virgo Overall brightness: 5.652 (67) Central point: RA = 16h55m Dec. = +5° Directional extremes: N = +26° S = —16° E = 18h56m W = 14h55m Messier objects: M5, M16 Meteor showers: none Midnight culmination date: 6 Jun

Bright stars: a (104) Named stars: Alya (0), Cor Serpentis (a), Unuk al Hai (a) Near stars: BD-3°4233 (93) Size: 636.92 square degrees (1.544% of the sky) Rank in size: 23

Solar conjunction date: 5 Dec

Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: +74° to —64° portions visible worldwide

Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 36

Interesting facts: (1) Approximately 10° directly north of i3 Lib lies the magnificent globular cluster M5. Perhaps, in the entire northern sky, only M13 in Hercules is more wonderful.

(2) In this constellation is another noteworthy object on Messier's list, M16, the famous . Somewhat disappointing in small and medium-sized instruments, on long-exposure photographs, a magnificent diffuse nebula is revealed. Robert Burnham, Jr., in his famous Celestial Handbook, Dover, 1978 christened this object the 'Star-Queen Nebula.'

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6 Hubble's Messier 5

Explanation: "Beautiful Nebula discovered between the Balance [Libra] & the Serpent [Serpens] ..." begins the description of the 5th entryin 18th century astronomer 's famous catalog of nebulae and star clusters. Though it appeared to Messier to be fuzzy and round and without stars, Messier 5 (M5) is now known to be a globular star cluster, 100,000 stars or more, bound by gravity and packed into a region around 165 light-years in diameter. It lies some 25,000 light- years away. Roaming the halo of our galaxy, globular star clusters are ancient members of the Milky Way. M5 is one of the oldest globulars, its stars estimated to be nearly 13 billion years old. The beautiful star cluster is a popular target for Earthbound telescopes. Of course, deployed in low Earth orbit on April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has also captured its own stunning close-up view that spans about 20 light-years near the central region of M5. Even close to its dense core at the left, the cluster's aging red and blue giant stars and rejuvenated blue stragglers stand out in yellow and blue hues in the sharp color image.

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7 M16 and the Eagle Nebula

Explanation: A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 is also known as The Eagle Nebula. This beautifully detailed image of the region includes cosmic sculptures made famous in Hubble Space Telescope close-ups of the starforming complex. Described as elephant trunks or Pillars of Creation, dense, dusty columns rising near the center are light-years in length but are gravitationally contracting to form stars. Energetic radiation from the cluster stars erodes material near the tips, eventually exposing the embedded new stars. Extending from the ridge of bright emission left of center is another dusty starforming column known as the Fairy of Eagle Nebula. M16 and the Eagle Nebula lie about 7,000 light-years away, an easy target for binoculars or small telescopes in anebula rich part of the sky toward the split constellation Serpens Cauda (the tail of the snake).

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8 June 10 Ara (AR-uh), the Altar Ara, Arae (AR-e)

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9 Ara

Meaning: The Altar Pronunciation: air' uh Abbreviation: Ara Possessive form: Arae (air' eye) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Apus, Corona Australis, Norma, Pavo, Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe Overall brightness: 8.015 (34) Central point: RA = 17h18m Dec. = —56.50 Directional extremes: N = —45° S = —68° E = 18h06m W = 16h31m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: none

Midnight culmination date: 10 Jun Bright stars: 13 (137), a (158), c (195) Named stars: none Near stars: LFT 1351 (30), 41 Ara A-B (103), LFT 1297 (167) Size: 237.06 square degrees (0.575% of the sky) Rank in size: 63

Solar conjunction date: 9 Dec Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +22° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +45° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 19

Interesting facts: (1) NGC 6397, with a visual magnitude of 7.5, is probably the nearest globular cluster to our solar system. It lies at a distance of only 8400 light years.

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10 June 11 Ophiuchus (OFF-ee-YOO-kus), the Serpent Bearer Oph Ophiuchi (OFF-ee-YOO-kye)

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11 Ophiuchus

Meaning: The Serpent Bearer Pronunciation: off ee oo' kus Abbreviation: Oph Possessive form: Ophiuchi (off ee oo' key) Asterisms: The Bull of Poniatowski Bordering constellations: Aquila, Hercules, Libra, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Serpens Overall brightness: 5.800 (62) Central point: RA = 17h20m Dec. = —80 Directional extremes: N = +14° S = —30° E = 18h42m W = 15h58m Messier objects: M9, M10, M12, M14, M19, M62, M107 Meteor showers: 0 Ophiuchids (13 Jun) Midnight culmination date: 11 Jun Bright stars: a (56), ri (83), (95), 8 (115), 13(122) Named stars: Cebalrai ((3), Cheleb (13), Kelb Alrai (13), Rasalhague (a), Sabik (II), Yed Posterior (c), Yed Prior (8) Near stars: Barnard's Star (3), Wolf 1061 (25), 70 Oph A-B (42), 36 Oph A-B (45), LFT 1332 (47), Wolf 629 (62), V1054 Oph A-B-C (72), Wolf 718 (99), Wolf 751 (176), Wolf 636 (190) Size: 948.34 square degrees (2.299% of the sky) Rank in size: 11 Solar conjunction date: 12 Dec Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: +60° to —76° portions visible worldwide Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 55 Interesting facts: (1) Within the constellation of Ophiuchus lies Barnard's Star, the star with the greatest proper motion of any in the sky. This 'runaway star,' as such stars were called in the last century, moves across our field of view at the rate of 10.29 seconds of arc per year. This means that in only 175 years, Barnard's Star will have changed its position by the width of the Moon! This is also a very nearby star. In fact, after the a Cen system, it is the nearest star to the Earth, lying at a distance of only 5.95 light years. Barnard's Star is a red dwarf star shining at an apparent magnitude of 9.5. Irregularities in its motion suggest to some the possible existence of planetary bodies in orbit around this star. (2) The most recent great supernova explosion in our Milky Way galaxy was observed in this constellation in the year 1604. It is known as 'Kepler's Nova,' due to the detailed study this astronomer made of this object, although Kepler was not the first to observe it. It was unusual that on the date the supernova first appeared, it was only 3° to the northwest of Mars and Jupiter, which were in conjunction, and only 4° to the east of Saturn. At maximum brightness, approxi¬mately three weeks after its discovery, this object shone at an estimated visual magnitude of —3.

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12 Messier 9 Close-up

Explanation: Renown 18th century astronomer Charles Messier described this 9th entry in his famous as "Nebula, without star, in the right leg of Ophiuchus ...". But Messier 9 (M9) does have stars, known to modern astronomers as a globular cluster of over 300,000 stars within a diameter of about 90 light-years. It lies some 25,000 light-years distant, near the central bulge of our Milky Way galaxy. This Hubble Space Telescope close-up resolves the dense swarm of stars across the cluster's central 25 light-years. At least twice the age of the Sun and deficient in heavy elements, the cluster stars have colors corresponding to their temperatures, redder stars are cooler, bluer stars are hotter. Many of the cluster's cool red giant stars show a yellowish tint in the sharp Hubble view.

Hydrogen, Helium, and the Stars of M10

Explanation: Stars like the Sun use hydrogen for fuel, "burning" hydrogen into helium at their cores through nuclear fusion. For a while, hydrogen burns in a shell surrounding the stellar core and the star expands to become a red giant. The bright reddish-orange stars in this beautiful two- color composite picture of the old globular star cluster M10 are examples of this phase of stellar evolution. Yet the bright blue stars apparent in M10 have evolved beyond the simple, hydrogen shell burning stage. These stars have become "" giants with core temperatures hot enough to burn helium into carbon. In this image, only the barely visible, faint, gray- looking stars are likely to still be burning hydrogen at their cores.

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13 Globular Cluster M19

Explanation: M19 appears to be a typical globular cluster of stars - except for its shape. In fact, M19 is the most aspherical globular cluster of the approximately 160 known orbiting the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. M19 lies about 27,000 light-years away, measures about 60 light-years across, and is home to over 100,000 stars. The cluster can be found with binoculars towards the constellation of Ophiuchus. The reason for the clusters' odd shape remains unknown, but might be related to the clusters' close (5000 light-year) proximity to the Galactic Center.

Rosetta's Target M107

Explanation: Cruising along a 6.5 year orbit toward closest approach to the Sun next year, periodic comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is seen moving past a distant background of stars in Ophiuchus and globular star cluster M107. The comet'sdeveloping coma is actually visible by the end of the sequence, extending for some 1300 km into space. Rosetta is scheduled for an early August rendezvous with the comet's nucleus. Now clearly active, the nucleus is about 4 kilometers in diameter, releasing the dusty coma as its dirty ices begin to sublimate in the sunlight. The Rosetta lander's contact with the surface of the nucleus is anticipated in November.

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14 June 13 Hercules (HER-kyuh-leez), the Hercules Her, Herculis (HER-kyuh-liss)

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15 Hercules

Meaning: Hercules (the hero) Pronunciation: her' cue leez Abbreviation: Her Possessive form: Herculis (her' kyoo liss) Asterisms: The Butterfly, The Keystone Bordering constellations: Aquila, Bootes, Corona Borealis, Draco, Lyra, Ophiuchus, Sagitta, Serpens, Vulpecula Overall brightness: 6.938 (48) Central point: RA = 17h21m Dec. = +27.5° Directional extremes: N = +51° S = +4° E = 18h56m W = 15h47m Messier objects: M13, M92 Meteor showers: Herculids(3Jun) Midnight culmination date: 13 Jun Bright stars: c (129), al (183), 8 (197), it (198) Named stars: Cujam (w), Kajam Kornephoros (13), Maasym (k), Marfak (K), Marsik (lc), Ras Algethi (a), Sarin (8) Near stars: LFT 1326-1327 (75), LFT 1273 (92), µ Her A-B-C (107), LFT 1363 (113), Her A-B (174), BD+33°2777 (175), LFT 1371 (182), Ross 863 (187) Size: 1225.15 square degrees (2.970% of the sky) Rank in size: 5 Solar conjunction date: 12 Dec Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: N of —39° completely invisible from latitudes: S of —86° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 85

Interesting facts: (1) The solar apex, that point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun seems to be moving (due to its motion within the Milky Way) is found within this constellation. The approximate coordinates of the solar apex are RA = 18h Dec. = +34°, about 3° south of the star 0 Her. (2) The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is one of the finest objects of its kind in the sky, surpassed only by the globular clusters co Cen and 47 Tuc, both of which are located in the far southern sky. This cluster, also known as M13 and NGC 6205, was discovered in 1714 by Edmund Halley, who also noted that it was visible to the unaided eye in a dark sky. Its magnitude is 5.7 and it can be found by looking of the way from n Her to c Her. It lies at an approximate distance of 25 000 light years, and although estimates of the number of stars it contains vary, it can safely be said that this object is composed of more than 100 000 stars. (3) a Her is a wonderful example of a colorful double star. The primary of this pair is orange, and the fainter secondary star is — to this writer — olive green, although some very fine observers report seeing brighter shades of green in the light of this star.

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16 M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Explanation: In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course, M13 is now modestly recognized as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, one of the brightest globular star clusters in the northern sky. Telescopic views reveal the spectacular cluster's hundreds of thousands of stars. At a distance of 25,000 light-years, the cluster stars crowd into a region 150 light-years in diameter, but approaching the cluster core upwards of 100 stars could be contained in a cube just 3 light-years on a side. For comparison, the closest star to the Sun is over 4 light- years away. Along with the cluster's dense core, the outer reaches of M13 are highlighted in this sharp color image. The cluster's evolved red and bluegiant stars show up in yellowish and blue tints.

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17 Comet Garradd and M92

Explanation: Sweeping slowly through the constellation Hercules, Comet Garradd (C2009/P1) passed with about 0.5 degrees of globular star cluster M92 on February 3. Captured here in its latest Messier moment, the steady performer remains just below naked-eye visibility with a central coma comparable in brightness to the dense, well- known star cluster. The rich telescopic view from New Mexico's, early morning skies, also features Garradd's broad fan shaped dust tail and a much narrower ion tail that extends up and beyond the right edge of the frame. Pushed out by the pressure of sunlight, the dust tail tends to trail the comet along its orbit while the ion tail, blown by the solar wind, streams away from the comet in the direction opposite the Sun. Of course, M92 is over 25,000 light-years away. Comet Garradd is 12.5 light- minutesfrom planet Earth, arcing above the ecliptic plane.

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18 June 30 Corona Australis (cuh-ROE-nuh aw-STRAL-iss), the Southern Crown CrA, Coronae Australis (cuh-ROE-nee aw-STRAL-iss)

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19 Corona Australis

Meaning: The Southern Crown Pronunciation: kor oh' nuh os tral' iss Abbreviation: CrA Possessive form: Coronae Australis (kor oh' nye os tral' iss) Asterisms: none

Bordering constellations: Ara, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Telescopium Overall brightness: 16.446 (2) Central point: RA= 18h35m Dec. = —41.5° Directional extremes: N = —37° S = —46° E = 19h15m W = 17h55m Messier objects: none Meteor showers: Corona Australids (16 Mar)

Midnight culmination date: 30 Jun Bright stars: none Named stars: none Near stars: none Size: 127.69 square degrees (0.310%) Rank in size: 80 Solar conjunction date: 31 Dec Visibility: completely visible from latitudes: S of +44° completely invisible from latitudes: N of +53° Visible stars: (number of stars brighter than magnitude 5.5): 21

Non-traditional 'mythology': If the brightest stars of Sagittarius form a 'teapot,' then the stars of this constellation, notably 7, a, 13, 8, fl, and 0, form a slice of lemon near the teapot.

Interesting facts: (1) 7 CrA is an interesting double star. Both components are main-sequence stars of spectral type F8, and they are almost exactly the same brightness, with visual magnitudes of 4.84 and 5.08. In the 1881 revision of Smyth's Cycle of Celestial Objects, Chambers quotes Sir John Herschel as calling this star 'superb.'

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20 Apollo Moon Landings

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21 Apollo 11 (AS-506) Moon Landing

General Spacecraft: CM- 107, SM- 107, LM-5 Flight Crew: Commander Neil A. Armstrong Command Module Pilot Michael Collins Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

Launch Time: 09:32 a.m. EDT, July 16, 1969 Lunar Landing Time: 04:17:40 p.m. EDT, July 30.1969 First Step on Lunar Surface: 10:56:19 p.m. July 29, 1969 LM Lift-off from Lunar Surface: 01:54:00 p.m. July 21, 1969 Time of Landing: 12:50:35 p.m. EDT, July 24, 1969 Mission Duration:195 hours 18 mins 35 sec Lunar Landing Site Coordinates: 0.647 N latitude, 23.505 E longitude (Tranquility Base) Mission Primary Objective: Perform a manned lunar landing and return (accomplished) Features of the Mission: 1. First manned lunar landing and returned 2. First lunar soil samples ( moon rocks ) brought to earth

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22 Apollo 15 ( AS 510 )Moon Landing

General Spacecraft: CM- 108, SM- 108, LM-6 Flight Crew: Commander Charles Conrad Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon Lunar Module Pilot Alan L .Bean

Launch Time: 11:22 a.m. EDT, November 14, 1969 Lunar Landing Time: 06:16 p.m. EDT July 30, 1971 LM liftoff from Lunar Surface: 01:11 p.m. EDT. August 2, 1971 Time of Landing: 04:46 p.m. August 7, 1971 Landing Site Coordinates: 26 05 N latitude, 3 38 E longitude (Tranquility Base) Mission Duration : 295 hours 11 min 53 sec Mission Primary Objective: 1. Perform selenological inspection,, survey, and sampling in a mare area 2. Deploy and activate the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package ( Lunar Rover )

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23 June 2019 Killeen, Texas, USA Latitude, Longitude: 31 05.9′ N, 97 43.0′ W Time offset: -6:00 (Central) DST observance: North America Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Moonset: 5:56am Full Moon: 3:32am Twi: 5:59am Twi: 5:59am Twi: 5:59am Twi: 6:00am Moonrise: 12:07am Twi: 5:59am Twi: 5:59am Sunrise: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:27am Twi: 6:00am Sunrise: 6:27am Sunrise: 6:27am Moonset: 7:34am Moonset: 8:27am Moonset: 9:21am Moonset: 10:16am Sunrise: 6:28am Moonrise: 8:11pm Moonset: 6:44am Sunset: 8:37pm Sunset: 8:37pm Sunset: 8:37pm Sunset: 8:38pm Moonset: 11:10am Sunset: 8:36pm Sunset: 8:36pm Twi: 9:05pm Twi: 9:05pm Twi: 9:05pm Twi: 9:05pm Sunset: 8:38pm Twi: 9:04pm Twi: 9:04pm Moonrise: 10:00pm Moonrise: 10:47pm Moonrise: 11:29pm Moonrise: none Twi: 9:06pm Moonrise: 9:08pm

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Moonrise: 12:42am Moonrise: 1:13am Moonrise: 1:44am Moonrise: 2:14am Moonrise: 2:45am Moonrise: 3:18am Moonrise: 3:55am Twi: 6:00am Twi: 6:00am Last Qtr: 4:47am Twi: 6:01am Twi: 6:01am Twi: 6:01am Twi: 6:02am Sunrise: 6:28am Sunrise: 6:28am Twi: 6:01am Sunrise: 6:29am Sunrise: 6:29am Sunrise: 6:29am Sunrise: 6:30am Moonset: 12:04pm Moonset: 12:57pm Sunrise: 6:28am Moonset: 2:44pm Moonset: 3:40pm Moonset: 4:38pm Moonset: 5:39pm Sunset: 8:38pm Sunset: 8:38pm Moonset: 1:50pm Sunset: 8:38pm Sunset: 8:39pm Sunset: 8:39pm Sunset: 8:39pm Twi: 9:06pm Twi: 9:06pm Sunset: 8:38pm Twi: 9:06pm Twi: 9:06pm Twi: 9:06pm Twi: 9:07pm Twi: 9:06pm

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Moonrise: 4:36am Twi: 6:02am Sunrise: 6:30am Moonset: 6:42pm Sunset: 8:39pm Twi: 9:07pm

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24 Remote Video Astronomy Group MECATX Sky Tour June 2019

1) Scorpius, the Scorpion - June 3 2) Serpens, the Serpent - June 6 3) Ara, the Altar - June 10 4) Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer - June 11 5) Hercules, the Hercules - June 13 6) Corona Australis, the Southern Crown - June 30

Revised by: Samantha Salvador 05.26.2019

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