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Sky notes: June

A guide to the what's happening in the night sky in June.

27 Mar
2006

OU image library June

The following sky notes describe what may be seen in the night sky, soon after sunset at the beginning of June, for an observer situated in the UK.

A map of the June sky Used with permission


The distinctive ‘cross shape’ of the constellation Cygnus is high overhead near midnight. To find out what else you can observe, take a look at our Virtual Planisphere.

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