HI PLANET PALS, I’M TRACE DOMINGUEZ. I TEED UP THIS WEEK’S MOON SCOOCHIES LAST WEEK LUNA IS ABOUT PASS THE PLEIADES, MARS, JUPITER AND SATURN! DON’T MISS I LAST WEEK WE HIT THE DARKNESS EVERY COUPLE OF NIGHTS TO SEE THE MOON; ON JULY 24 AND 25TH IT’LL PASS SATURN IN RETROGRADE MOTION. LOOK SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 AM FOR THE BEST VIEW! NEXT WEEK ON THE 29TH AND 30TH LUNA PASSES THE PLEIADES IN THE EAST AT 5AM AN OPEN STAR CLUSTER OF YOUNG STARS ABOUT 430 LIGHT YEARS AWAY. THEY LOOK AMAZING WITH BINOCULARS BY THE WAY ALSO ON THE 30TH IT’LL MAKE ANOTHER SCOOCHIE WITH THE RED PLANET MARS, AND THEN THE LAST NIGHT OF JULY WILL PASS JUPITER WHILE YOU’RE WATCHING ALL THIS, LOOK FOR ALDEBARAN THE EYE OF TAURUS THE BULL! IT’S SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER. SCHOOCHIES, OR CONJUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN TRACKED FOR MILLENNIA. NOW YOU’RE PART OF HISTORY. GOOD JOB! KEEP LOOKIN’ UP.