'Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch Morning Planets, Star Cluster, Star Lines

Summary: 'Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch Morning Planets, Star Cluster, Star Lines respectively accrue three, one, two appearances afore sunrise 5:40 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.

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Constellation Cygnus the Swan's Deneb (Hawaiian: Pira’etea) forms the Navigator's Triangle with constellation Lyra the Lyre's Vega (Hawaiian: Keoe) and constellation Aquila the Eagle's Altair (Hawaiian: Humu): Our Kaka‘ako, via Facebook Sep. 23, 2022

'Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch morning planets, star cluster, star lines respectively accrue three, one, two appearances afore the daily sunrise actualized any time from 5:40 a.m. to 5:45 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Time.

Week 1, Saturday the 1st to Saturday the 8th, brings the planets Hōkūʻula and Makulu (Mars, from Hawaiian hōkū ula, “star red”; ma kulu, “to drip”). The succeeding weeks conduct Ka'āwela (Jupiter, from Hawaiian ka āwela, “the [summer-season] heat”) komohana (from Hawaiian komo, “west [where the sun] enters [the sea]”) of them. Somewhat farther ho’olua (from Hawaiian ho’olua, “[rain-bearing strong] north wind”) dwells the Seven-Sisters star cluster Makali’i (Pleiades [from Greek Πλειάδες, “sailing-ones”], Hawaiian maka li’i, “eyes little”).

Two star lines, also expressed as star families, endure hikina (from Hawaiian hikina, “east”) of the one early-morning star cluster and the three early-morning solar-system planets.

The constellation Mānaiakalani (The Chief’s Fishline, from Hawaiian māna ia ka lani, “hook fish the chief [Maui’s]”) figures a starry triangle, a starry fish, a starry fishhook.

The Navigator’s Triangle guards the star Pira’etea (Deneb, from Hawaiian Pira’etea, “white sea-swallow [Gygis alba]”) from the constellation Cygnus (from Latin cygnus, from Greek κύκνος, “swan”). It has the star Keoe (Vega, from Hawaiian keoe, “sweet potato [‘uala locally, Ipomoea batatas]”) from the constellation Lyra (from Latin lyra, from Greek λύρα, “lyre”). It includes the star Humu (Altair, from Hawaiian humu, “fishhook-hole”) from the constellation Aquila (from Latin aquila, “eagle [Accipitridae family, from Latin accipiter -idæ, “hawk offspring”].

‘Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch jubilates morning planets Jupiter, Mars, Saturn; star cluster Pleiades; and, through the constellation Mānaiakalani and the star family Kalupeakawelo, star lines.

The constellation Mānaiakalani keepsakes the star Pīmoe, known as a “mischievous” (June 2024 Sky Watch) ulua (crevalle, jack, pompano, from Hawaiian ulua, “man, sweetheart”) trevally fish.

The Chief’s Fishline constellation Mānaiakalani lastly lodges Kamakaunuiamāui (the fishhook of Māui, from Hawaiian ka makau nui a māui, “the fishhook big of [demigod] Māui [“left-hand”]). Demigod Māui’s fishhook manifests itself in the malanai (from Hawaiian malanai, “[southeast-horizon] gentle breeze”) horizon of night skies from 8:00 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian Time, through next-day sunrise. It niches the zodiac constellation Scorpius (from Latin scorpio, from Greek σκορπίος, “scorpion [Scorpiones order]”) where Lehuakono (Antares, from Hawaiian lehua kono, “'ōhi'a-tree [myrtle-species] flower”) nestles.

‘Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch offers among morning planets, star cluster, star lines the star family Kalupeakawelo hikina-ward, east-ward of Mānaiakalani star family and star line.

Kalupeakawelo (the Kite of Kawelo, from Hawaiian ka lupe a kawelo, “the kite of Kawelo [from ka welo, “the family trait”]”) prettifies skies afore 5:30-5:45 a.m.

The Kawelo-kite star family quarters the Great Square of Pegasus (from Greek Πήγασος, from Greek πηγή, “fountain, spring, spring-fed fountain”), whose four stars quest Hawaiian chiefs. Keawe (“the bearer”), Pi’ilani (“climbing heaven[ward]”), Kākuhihewa (“chart-mistake”), Manokalanipō (“shark the heavenly knight’s”) respectively represent Hawai’i (“breath life-force supreme”), Maui (“left-side”), O’ahu (“gathering-place”), Kaua’i (“around-the-neck place”). ‘Iwakeli’i (Cassiopeia), Kamōʻī (Cepheus) northerly from Kākuhihewa, Manokalanipō and Pi’ikea (Diphda), Kaikilani (Ankaa), Kalanikauleleaiwi (Archenar), Kūkaniloko (Fomalhaut), Nālani (Alnair) southerly from Keawe, Pi’ilani secure them, kiteline-like.

‘Imiloa June 2024 Sky Watch morning planets, star cluster, star lines tender daily-rising sunlight Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; Seven Sisters; the Chief’s Fishline, the Kite of Kawelo.

Mars (Hawaiian: Makulu), Jupiter (Hawaiian: Ka'āwela) and Saturn (Hawaiian: Hōkūʻula) appear as morning planets in June's Hawaiian skies; false-color composite image of Jupiter obtained from Mauna Kea, Hawai'i ("Big Island") by W.M. Keck Observatory's Keck II optical and infrared telescope reveals the solar system's largest planet in near-infrared light at 1.29, 1.58 and 1.65 microns; RegiStax software, developed by Dutch researcher Cor Berrevoets, sharpened the image: W.M. Keck Observatory, via Facebook July 18, 2023

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

Constellation Cygnus the Swan's Deneb (Hawaiian: Pira’etea) forms the Navigator's Triangle with constellation Lyra the Lyre's Vega (Hawaiian: Keoe) and constellation Aquila the Eagle's Altair (Hawaiian: Humu): Our Kaka‘ako, via Facebook Sep. 23, 2022, @ https://www.facebook.com/ourkakaako/posts/three-stars-form-the-navigators-triangle-piraetea-deneb-keoe-vega-and-humu-altai/5540274539400104/

Mars (Hawaiian: Makulu), Jupiter (Hawaiian: Ka'āwela) and Saturn (Hawaiian: Hōkūʻula) appear as morning planets in June's Hawaiian skies; false-color composite image of Jupiter obtained from Mauna Kea, Hawai'i ("Big Island") by W.M. Keck Observatory's Keck II optical and infrared telescope reveals the solar system's largest planet in near-infrared light at 1.29, 1.58 and 1.65 microns; RegiStax software, developed by Dutch researcher Cor Berrevoets, sharpened the image: W.M. Keck Observatory, via Facebook July 18, 2023, @ https://www.facebook.com/KeckObservatory/posts/pfbid0oKQKSqxVEtSkW5Ee34odWQZfN3nkwUmRbkTw64sxZRFvNhmBUp9a4zjmSS654VDgl; W.M. Keck Observatory, via Facebook July 18, 2023, @ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=660587829439395&set=pb.100064645515608.-2207520000

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