EarthSky News - July 5 - Juno and Jupiter's Red Spot

July 5 Juno and Jupiter's Red Spot by:

Juno to buzz Jupiter's Great Red Spot On July 10, we'll get humanity's first up-close and personal view of the Red Spot - a storm monitored since 1830 and possibly existing for more than 350 years. Do you have what it takes to live on Mars? If you dream of traveling to the Red Planet, check out this video. Tonight … Moon, Saturn, Antares at nightfall Can you see their colors - and Antares' twinkling - in the moonlit glare? Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous It appears more than half lighted, but less than full. It's waxing toward full moon, which will happen on the night of July 8 or 9, depending on your time zone.

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Moon, Saturn, Antares at nightfall If you can't discern the fishhook shape of the Scorpion, wait until the moon leaves the evening sky - around mid-month - and look again.

Scorpion rising Low-lying constellation Scorpius the Scorpion rising behind some of the flora in the Ancient Bristlecone Forest, California. Photo by Chirag Upreti. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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