A bird, a bowl, and a misnamed water snake

Published: June 11, 2023, 5 a.m.

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The story of Apollo taking out his wrath on a servant bird, a bowl, and an innocent water snake is remembered in our modern constellations. But modern astronomers call the snake by the wrong name.

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It's Venus's turn to pass through the Beehive Cluster this week. The planet is following Mars in the evening sky.

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The moon passes Jupiter in the morning. And if you can see Mercury in the morning, get some binoculars and see a fainter planet and an asteroid nearby.

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