Astronomy Almanac for June and July 1999

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Sally Ride on Space Shuttle Challenger.
Sally Ride on Space Shuttle Challenger.
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Jupiter's southern hemisphere.
Jupiter's southern hemisphere.

June 1999

1. Statehood Day in Tennessee; Mars within 2° (about the width of your thumb at arm’s length) of the star Spica from now to June 15 (look for the bright, slightly ruddy planet with the less bright star in the south as dusk ends). S

3.Corpus Christi; Coronation Day in the U.K.; Ed White made first American space walk in 1965.

4. Ten years ago today, the Tiananmen Square massacre occurred.

5. World Environment Day; Mars halts its retrograde (westward) motion relative to the background stars and resumes direct (eastward) motion.

  • Published on Jun 1, 1999
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