Friday, June 14, 2019

June 14 - Electric-Blue Clouds, Moon and Jupiter, Friday the 13th

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View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Hans Van Boven wrote, "Beautiful noctilucent clouds were observed above the Netherlands in the night from 12 to 13 June 2019."

Amazing June for noctilucent clouds

The season for seeing noctilucent clouds - clouds that shine at night - typically begins in June for the northern part of Earth. This June has been particularly fine for seeing these electric-blue clouds. Photos and video here.

Moon to sweep by Jupiter and star Antares

Earth flew between Jupiter and the sun this week, making this an outstanding time to view this planet. See the chart below, and read more.

Sneak peak … Two Friday the 13ths in 2019

Do you have friggatriskaidekaphobia ... an irrational fear of Friday the 13th? Today isn't Friday the 13th. But it is exactly 13 weeks before a Friday the 13th in September. Then, exactly 13 weeks after that, 2019's second Friday the 13th will fall in December. Zoinks! Read more.

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Moon to sweep by Jupiter and star Antares

You'll easily notice Jupiter these next few nights as the brightest star in the moon's vicinity. Read more.

Amazing June for noctilucent clouds

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | What?! Noctilucent clouds as far south as Oklahoma?! Paul Smith was in Freedom, in northern Oklahoma, when he caught noctilucent clouds low on his horizon. He wrote: "I saw these bright glowing clouds snaking above the storms I was watching [over the horizon] in Kansas. I thought it looked like the noctilucent cloud pictures I have seen in the past, but also thought there was no way it could be them this far south." Yet his wasn't the only sighting. Read more from the awesome Capital Weather Gang at the Washington Post. Thanks for the photo and the heads up, Paul!

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