Sky Matters: In June you'll be able to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn lined up in the sky

The catch is you’ll need to be an early riser or a late reveller, as they will only be visible in this configuration around 4am

In June it will be possible to see four of them all nicely lined up in the eastern sky – Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

June is the month with the least amount of dark sky time in the Northern Hemisphere.

That makes it a relatively quiet month for night-time skywatchers, barring some unexpected exciting celestial event such as the appearance of a bright comet. Nevertheless, that shouldn’t deter any of us from taking advantage of the warmer conditions to do some casual observing.