Summer is the perfect time to go stargazing despite the short nights.
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Who goes stargazing around the summer solstice? The nights are short and for mid-northern latitudes it doesn’t really get dark until after midnight, and then only for a few hours.
Don’t stop stargazing! The just-past-full “Strawberry Moon” will be rising later at night this weekend, topping-off a stargazing session that can include some of the best sights of summer—and some fleeting views of planets that just happen to be going on right now.
Here are 7 things to see in the post-sunset night sky this weekend and all through summer:
1. A conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn
Where and when: eastern night sky on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, 2021
On Saturday a waning “Super Strawberry Moon” will rise…