June's Cosmic Word of the Day: Friday, June 6
Term: Planet
Definition: A planet is a body orbiting a star, not producing its own light.
Simple Explanation: It's a big ball that goes around a star.
Example: Earth is a planet.
June's Sky Gem of the Night: Deneb (Cygnus)
What It Is: White supergiant in Cygnus (magnitude 1.3).
How to Locate: Look northeast (~9:30 PM). Deneb is ~30° up, in Cygnus's cross shape.