The June Boötids
They are a meteor shower roughly between June ___ and July 2 each year.
22
On the night of June _th, asteroid 29 Amphitrite will be at opposition and well-lit by the Sun on the Earth’s opposing side.
6
After their close approach – the Great Conjunction 18 months ago – planets ___ and Jupiter have been moving visually further apart in the sky.
Saturn
Bright ___ is the next planet to have a close visual approach with in June.
Jupiter
June __st marks the longest day of the year above the equator in the northern hemisphere.
21
In most years their activity is weak, with a zenith hourly rate (ZHR) of only ___ or 2.
1
This large asteroid is the __th largest in the main asteroid belt
fif
That the conjunction occurs means that Saturn & ___’s monthly conjunctions/close approaches with the Moon have been moving further apart in time too.
Jupiter
In the pre-dawn hours of 6/21, you can see in the sky Jupiter & the Moon near one another, passing 2°44′ apart at their ___.
closest
Another name for “the June Solstice” is “the ___ solstice.”
summer
Occasional outbursts have been seen, with the outburst of the year ___ drawing attention to the previously unrecorded meteor shower.
1916
It stretches some ___ miles (200km) in diameter.
125
While the conjunctions used to occur in close succession, they now occur several ___ apart.
nights
This Conjunction is a better morning for planet-gazing if your skies are clear than the Moon-Saturn one since the Moon will be in a more favorable waning ___ phase
crescent
It’s the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere or “the ___ solstice.”
winter
The most recent outburst occurred in the year ___ when the ZHR reached up to 100.
1998
To spot this solar system object, first use a ___ app.
star-finder
In June, ___ is the first planet to “meet” the Moon in the night sky.
Saturn
If you’re already rising early to see Jupiter and the Moon on the 21st, you can stay out to watch the sunrise on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere: the ___ Solstice.
June
The solstice is an important astronomical day, as it marks the shift in seasons and another step in our celestial dance around the ___.
sun
They occur when Earth crosses the orbit of ___, a short-period comet which orbits the Sun once every 6.37 years.
Comet Pons-Winnecke
To spot this solar system object, next you must look in the constellation ___.
Scorpius
On the morning of 6/18, you can spot ___ & Saturn in the same part of the sky, appearing 4°16′ apart at their closest.
the Moon
If you call the southern hemisphere home, you will be able to see Jupiter and the Moon on the 21st should you can stay out to watch the sunrise on the __est day of the year: the June Solstice.
long
For ___, cultures have celebrated the June solstice in a number of ways.
millennia