Night sky guide

June 2026

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New moon

Jun 15

Strawberry Moon

Jun 30

Dark-sky window

Jun 11 - Jun 19

excellent moon conditions

Best first target

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Monthly anchors

BootesCorona BorealisHercules

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Targets

Ordered for this month's Munich guide view.

Heart of Messier 13 in Hercules
Image source: NASA/ESA / Wikimedia Commons

Hercules Cluster

M13

Globular Cluster

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ReadyCity-friendlyHerculesNaked eyeMag 5.825,100 ly

The finest globular cluster visible from northern latitudes — a spherical city of 300,000 ancient stars bound together by gravity.

Find it

Visible to the naked eye as a fuzzy 'star' under dark skies. Located on the western edge of the Keystone asterism in Hercules, about one-third of the way from η to ζ Herculis.

Needs catalog details

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Blaze Star watch; Corona Borealis should stay high in the learning queue.

Seasonal constellations

Hercules

1 target

July
Hercules Cluster

In Hercules, on the side of the Keystone facing Vega

Meteor showers

No major meteor shower peaks in June. Focus on the dark-sky window and the seasonal targets above.