Short nights
From here, for a few weeks either side of the solstice, the Sun never gets far enough below the horizon for the sky to become truly dark. At one in the morning there is still a pale glow along the northern horizon, and by half past three the birds have started. Astronomical twilight simply does not end.
So the telescope is in the cupboard, and observing in June means things that are bright enough not to care. Venus and Jupiter were at their closest on the 8th and 9th, under two degrees apart, and naturally both evenings were cloudy. I caught them on the 11th instead, low in the west about forty minutes after sunset, still close enough to cover with two fingers at arm's length. Venus was the brighter by a long way. In the binoculars Jupiter showed three of its moons; Venus showed a dazzling blob, as it always does.
The crescent Moon is due to join them on the 16th and 17th, if the weather allows.
I have also been looking north after midnight for noctilucent clouds, which this is the season for. So far I have seen the street lamp, a neighbour's security light, and an aeroplane. The deckchair is staying out until August.