We are now in the month when daylight prevails in buckets. With the first day of summer only two weeks away, we are experiencing late sunsets and early sunrises. If you like the night sky, it is now at a premium.

Twilight sticks around well after 8 p.m. and dawn comes at its earliest around 4 o'clock.

All the winter constellations have moved on. The zodiacal constellation Gemini is just above the horizon after sunset. Take note this weekend. A thin crescent moon will appear as a sliver low in the southwestern sky after sunset. Only a few will see it tonight, more will see it a bit higher in the southwest tomorrow night.

The moon continues through the coming week appearing higher and more southerly. It moves through the zodiacal constellation Leo early in the week and then it slips into the zodiacal constellation Virgo, one of the largest of zodical constellations.