Mark your calendars for a chance to see the northern lights.
The highly active sunspot that caused this historic aurora show is yet again pointing in the direction of Earth.
Even if June lights dont show, rest assured that more ribbons are on the horizon.
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And June has plenty of its own night-sky marvels on the docket, too.
From planet parades to a strawberry moon, heres everything to watch for this month.
It will be a race against morning light to see all the planets at once.
Jupiter and Mercury wont rise above the eastern horizon until just before sunrise.
For best viewing, find a location with an open view to the eastern horizon.
June 4: Jupiter-Mercury Conjunction
A history-making planet conjunction is coming on June 4.
Jupiter and Mercury will glow right below the pair, too.
Find Mars, Neptune, and Saturn above the east-southeast horizon around the same time.
Its a powerful event producing anywhere from 60 to 200 meteors per hour but theres a catch.
The Arietids is a daytime meteor shower.
All is not lost, though.
To spot them, look to the constellation Aries.