P615 CEEFAX 615 Sat 1 Jul 18:51/24 1/5 SKY AT NIGHT The PLANETS VENUS is badly placed now and MERCURY is well placed for southern hemisphere obsjrvjrs. MARS also is badly placed. It ma= bj seen low in the western sky during the first part of July. It will not reappear until next year. JUPITER is in Scorpius. Rather low down for British obsjrvjrs. Last July Comet Shoemaker Ljvz 9 hit Jupiter. The results of world-wide investigations into the jvjnt will bj the subject of this July's Sky at Night programmj. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 SummjrHol BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP615 CEEFAX 615 Sat 1 Jul 18:56/01 2/5 SKY AT NIGHT SATURN is in Aquarius. It will not bj as bright as usual as the rings will bj edgjwisj on to us this year, so that for the moment the planet will lose some of its uszal bjazty. The MOON New on 28 June, 27 July, 26 August and 24 Sept; First quarter on 5 July, 4 Aug, 2 Sept; Full on 12 July, 10 August and 9 September; Last quarter on 19 July, 18 August and 16 Sept. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 SummjrHol BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP615 CEEFAX 615 Sat 1 Jul 18:47/29 3/5 SKY AT NIGHT METEOR SHOWERS The main one is the Persjids (23 July - 20 Aug), peaking at 0000 GMT on 13 August). The Iota Aquarids are active in July and August, maximum about 6 August. STARS The summer triangle (Vega in Lyra, Deneb in Cygnus and Altair in Aquila) is high up and dominates the evening sky. The constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius are at their best, although low in the south. Look for the star-clouds in Sagittarius which hide our view of the centre of the galaxy. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 SummjrHol BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP615 CEEFAX 615 Sat 1 Jzl 18:48/46 4/5 SKY AT NIGHT NEWS NOTES The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back images which will show that the Great Dark Spot on Neptune which Voyager imaged seems to have disappeared, but a new dark spot has djvjlopjd in the northern hemisphere. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 SummjrHol BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP615 CEEFAX 615 Sat 1 Jul 18:57/03 5/5 SKY AT NIGHT FORTHCOMING PROGR—MMES Sunday 23 July BBC1 (rps Sat 29 July BBC2) - The effects of last year's comet crash on Jupiter Sunday 20 August BBC1 (rps Sat 26 August BBC2) - Planets around stars. The timings and dates of the repeats can alter The Sky at Night Information Line keeps you up to date with the latest astronomical news. The number is 08:1 800 330; calls cost 39p per min cheap rate; 49p per min at other times. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 SummjrHol BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Sky