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Mercury

Mercury is visible in the East prior to dawn during the first half of July.

Venus

Venus emerges from the Sun's glare to become the evening star. Look low in the West immediately after sunset.

Mars

Mars, like Saturn is low in the West at dusk. On July 10, Mars and Saturn are within a degree of each other!

 
Sky Info for July, 2008

The image above shows the position of planets, stars, constellations and selected deep sky objects (DSO's) in mid-July (2008) at about 10:00 pm MDT from Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is also valid for late June at 11:00 pm and early August at 9:00 pm. Clicking on the map will bring up a larger printable (inverted) image. To use the chart, hold it over your head with the direction indicators pointing in the appropriate direction. Many features will be impossible to see in a location polluted by poorly-designed lighting. Most of the DSOs (indicated in blue, above) will require binoculars or a telescope.

 
Jupiter

Jupiter begins to become a good late evening viewing object. It rises within an hour of sunset throughout the month. Look low in the Southeast at dark.

Saturn

Saturn is low in the West at dusk. The angle of the planet and the Sun creates striking shadows on the rings.

Uranus/Neptune

Neptune rises around 10 pm during June with Uranus just a little over an hour behind.