In June we reach a turning point between the Earth and the Sun. Days continue to shorten more and more until the winter solstice on June 21 and from there the days begin to lengthen progressively. The nature retreats gathering power for the explosion of vital spring. In heaven some interesting events occur during this month. Mars and Saturn will continue to be during the nights of June in Potrerillos Valley. Looking south, around 9 pm is the Southern Cross 60 ° above the horizon. At about 15 ° to the right (E) there are two stars of great magnitude: the brightest is Alpha Centauri, the nearest to Earth after the Sun Star How to identify the celestial South Pole with the help of the Cross. South to locate the four corners at night is necessary to identify the Southern Cross and the two brightest stars in the constellation Centaurus, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri (Hadar). In the picture you can see how projecting the mainmast of the cross and a perpendicular from a point equidistant between Alpha and Beta Centauri, the union of the two projections is the South Celestial Pole. Around that point the entire sky rotates from east to west. The Venus transit of Venus will align with the Earth and the Sun on June 5 in an event that will repeat until 2117. From our latitude will not be visible. Moon phases 04/06/2012 8h 3m partial lunar eclipse, magnitude = 0.36 04/06/2012 05/06/2012 Full Moon 8h14m 22h Venus in inferior conjunction with the Sun (transit) 11/06/2012 19/06/2012 Quarter 7h42m 12h 20h 3m 9m33s 20/06/2012 New Moon Winter Solstice (South) / Summer (North) 27/06/2012 30/06/2012 Quarter 0h31m 23h Mercury greatest elongation East: 25,74º Text: William Gras
