Monthly Astro Calendar

All times are MST from Winslow AZ

July 2025

• 07-02, First Quarter Moon + Lunar 'X' & 'V' @ 3:42 p.m. MST ------------------------------------>

• 07-04, Mercury greatest morning eastern elongation

• 07-10, Full Moon

• 07-17, Last Quarter Moon

• 07-19, Winslow Homolovi Observatory Open 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

  • Visitor Center Presentation, Bill Wood - Deep Sky Image Processing (RGB OSC & NB)

  • M57, Ring Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,400 Light Years Distance

  • M92, Globular Cluster, 150,000 stars, 26,000 Light Years Distance, Brighter than M13

  • Albireo, Double Star, 380 Light Years Distance, Colorful Indigo & Gold

  • M27, Dumbbell Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,700 Light Years Distance

  • T Coronae Borealis, Blaze Star (Recurrent Nova), 2,700 Light Years Distance, Outburst Pending

• 07-24, New Moon

• 07-28/07-29, Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak 25/hr

• 07-29/07-30, Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak 5/hr

June 2025

• 06-02, First Quarter Moon

• 06-11, Full Moon

• 06-20, Summer Solstice

• 06-21, Winslow Homolovi Observatory Open 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

  • Visitor Center Presentation, Bill Wood - Introduction to iTelescope.net

  • M104, Sombrero Galaxy, 34 Million Light Years Distance, Near Edge-on View

  • M3, Globular Cluster, 500,000 stars, 34,000 Light Years Distance

  • M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, 23 Million Light Years Distance, Companion Galaxy

  • M64, Black Eye Galaxy, 17 Million Light Years Distance, Dust Obscuration

  • M13, Great Hercules Cluster, 25,000 Light Years Distance, 1M Stars

  • T Coronae Borealis, Blaze Star (Recurrent Nova), 2,700 Light Years Distance, Outburst Pending

• 06-18, Last Quarter Moon

• 06-25, New Moon