Stargazing News - June 16th, 2025
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Monday, June 16, 2025
Mars Glides Past Regulus (evening)
In the western sky after dusk on Monday, June 16, and again on the following evening, the eastward orbital motion of the reddish planet Mars will carry it close enough above Leo's brightest star Regulus for the duo to share the eyepiece of a backyard telescope until they drop into the treetops around 11 p.m. local time. The 79 light-years-distant, white star will shine with the same intensity as the red planet, which will be a mere 15 light-minutes away from Earth. The duo will be cozy enough to share the view in binoculars from June 7 to 26. Over that interval, Mars will switch from Regulus' right (celestial west) to its left (celestial east).
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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