PICK OF THE MONTH
Mars
Best time to see: 30 June, 03:50 BST (02:50 UT)
Altitude: 15°
Location: Aries
Direction: East
Features: Surface markings, weather
Recommended equipment: 150mm scope or larger
Mars is a mag. +1.0 morning object at the start of June, rising 100 minutes before the Sun. A 14%-lit waning crescent Moon sits 3.3° northeast of the planet on the morning of 3 June. The pair will be visible together low in the east shortly after rising,
