PICK OF THE MONTH
Venus
- 1Junefrom1 hour after sunset
- 19
- Gemini
- West-northwest
- Phasesubtlesurfacemarkings
- 75mmorlarger
Venus is literally at a turning point in the evening sky this month, reaching a position known as greatest eastern elongation - when it appears furthest from the Sun on the sky’s dome - on 4 June, when it will be separated from the Sun by 45.4°. Despite such an excellent separation, Venus’s position is starting to deteriorate as seen from the UK, with the planet appearing lower
