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Welcome! I designed this web site to be your portal to the exciting world of space exploration and astronomical wonders.   "Gateway 2 Space" is sponsored by Peak Travel Online. Click here and let this web site be your link to the world of travel!  and by Wellness Solutions "Healthy cells = Healthy bodies" Click here to learn more...   Astronomy Picture of the Day Free sky maps for you to explore and enjoy the night sky with!   What is going on in the sky this month? Star Light--Star Bright Observatory -- Jupiter is a few degrees lower left of the waning gibbous Moon on the 13th, and about 10 degrees to the right of the Moon on the 14th. -  13-14 June -- At dawn, Venus passes 2 degrees south of Mars low in the east. The crescent Moon is about 6 degrees above Venus and Mars on the 19th. -  19-21 June -- The shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice occurs at 11:46 p.m. MDT on the 20th. -  20-21 June -- The very thin crescent Moon is about 6 degrees to the upper left of Mercury which is very low in the east-northeast about 40 minutes before sunrise. - 21 June -- Pluto is at opposition to the Sun, rising around sunset. - 22-23 June   Click below for... Space Links Commercial Space Just for Kids!   Links to Exciting Space Exploration Missions Japan's Lunar Explorer   Human Spaceflight     Click for your free copy today! This site developed and maintained by Gateway2Space © 2007 - 2009