Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will all be visible overnight on Monday (July 17), although some will require staying up late.
is in Aquarius and Jupiter in Aries, which means both will stand out – from most city locations the two planets will be the easiest objects to see in their respective regions. Saturn reaches its maximum altitude at 3:52 a.m. and is about 39 degrees above the southern horizon;doesn't reach its maximum until after sunrise, but by 4:30 a.m. it will be about 39 degrees high in the east.
, M. Hedman , M. El Moutamid , M. Showalter , L. Fletcher , H. Hammel ; image processing by J. DePasquale ) Venus will still be 23 degrees above the horizon – the planet sets at 8:07 p.m. local time. Mars sets at 8:34 p.m. and is some 4 degrees above Venus. As Mars sets, Saturn rises, at 8:35 p.m., and Jupiter rises t 1:58 a.m. July 19. Both planets will be much higher in the sky than in the Northern Hemisphere; when Jupiter rises Saturn will b a full 62 degrees high above the northern horizon, reaching 63 degrees at 3:10 a.m. local time.
That said, with a horizon free of obstructions one can see a curved string of stars extending from Antares down and to the left; this is the scorpion's body and tail. In darker sky locations looking above from Scorpio one can see a tall, thin, trapezoid of stars, which is the body of Ophiuchus, the Healer. To the left of Scorpius is a"teapot" shape of stars, this isthe Archer .
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