Don't miss Venus meet the moon before dawn on Sunday in gorgeous photo opportunity

The crescent moon will be close to Venus on Sunday, June 26th, and early risers will be rewarded with a wonderful photo opportunity.

Chris Vaughan, amateur astronomer with SkySafari Software who oversees Space.com's Night Sky calendar, says that a charming sight will show up in the hour before sunrise.

The crescent of the old moon will be visible to the right of Venus.

There are planets in June's night sky.

The duo will be visible just above the east- northeastern horizon, and will be flanked by the planet Mercury and the star cluster.

It will be visible to the naked eye, so you don't need special equipment to see it. Our guides for the best binoculars deals and the best telescope deals are available if you are looking for a telescope or binoculars. If you want to take a picture of the stars, you need the best cameras andlenses for Astrophotography.

Mercury will be the last planet the moon will see in the morning on June 27.

There are other skywatching events to watch out for this month. It is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 You can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn from the southeastern sky.

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