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July Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

Sunset at 8:29 pm. Featured objects include the Moon which will dominate early on. Immediately after sunset, Venus, Mars and Regulus will be in conjunction. Saturn and Jupiter will be late evening objects low in the southeast. M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy), a colliding pair of galaxies. The Garnet Star, a very red, super giant star and Gamma Delphini (a double star) will be among the featured objects along with many other open clusters and globular clusters, weather permitting.

Earlier Event: June 19
June Astronomy Night
Later Event: August 21
August Astronomy Night