What's Up for June 7-13

If clouds get in the way of any of these sights in the sky, there is still plenty to experience online from area science museums.

Beginning at 9:45 pm the batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites launched in April. Look to the southwest for a line of faint dots appearing every 15-30 seconds.  They'll rise nearly overhead setting four minutes later in the northwest.

If you see what looks like a faint meteor streaking through the sky today (or tonight), you might just be right. The daytime Arietid meteor shower peaks today.  Though a very weak shower which does not produce many meteors, it is the brightest of daytime showers.

Look low in the southeast for the lineup of Saturn, Jupiter and the Moon rising just before midnight. On Monday night, the trio will form a line.  One Tuesday, the Moon will move beneath Saturn forming a triangle.

Look for the Terra satellite to appear at 9:19 pm overhead as it leaves Earth's shadow. It will set five minutes later in the northwest. Terra is an Earth observation satellite about the size of a school bus orbiting at an altitude of 438 miles. Terra, launched in 2000, studies the spread of Carbon Monoxide and aerosol pollution.

Look to the southwest at 8:55 for five Starlink satellites passing overhead before setting 6 minutes later in the northeast.

An Atlas Centaur rocket body (large space junk) will also be visible at 9:22 pm rising from the southwest, setting 4 minutes later in the northeast.

Terra makes another appearance at 11:13 pm appearing nearly overhead before setting in the North five minutes later.

Look for the Moon and Mars, separated by about seven degrees, rising after 3 am