Local Sky Events
May
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- Moon: Third Quarter May 1st; New on the 8th, First quarter 16th and Full on the 23rd.
- Jupiter clings above the north-northwest horizon May 3rd about 30 minutes after sunset only to be lost a few days later as it heads toward conjunction with the Sun. It will reappear June 7 above the eastern horizon in the morning.
- The morning sky hosts a parade of planets. Saturn, Mars and Mercury will be visible above the east-southeast just before sunrise. Mercury will be 4 degrees above the horizon by the 12th gaining in magnitude from +0.8 to +0.3. Use binoculars to locate Mercury.
- Saturn and Mars continue to climb into the early morning sky, Mars at magnitude 1.1 is just a little brighter than Saturn at 1.2 magnitude. Compare their colors with binoculars as their light travels through a lot of Earth's atmosphere close to the horizon. Mars is peachy-orange while Saturn is a pale honey yellow color.
Check back often for updates
- Moon: Third Quarter May 1st; New on the 8th, First quarter 16th and Full on the 23rd.
- Jupiter clings above the north-northwest horizon May 3rd about 30 minutes after sunset only to be lost a few days later as it heads toward conjunction with the Sun. It will reappear June 7 above the eastern horizon in the morning.
- The morning sky hosts a parade of planets. Saturn, Mars and Mercury will be visible above the east-southeast just before sunrise. Mercury will be 4 degrees above the horizon by the 12th gaining in magnitude from +0.8 to +0.3. Use binoculars to locate Mercury.
- Saturn and Mars continue to climb into the early morning sky, Mars at magnitude 1.1 is just a little brighter than Saturn at 1.2 magnitude. Compare their colors with binoculars as their light travels through a lot of Earth's atmosphere close to the horizon. Mars is peachy-orange while Saturn is a pale honey yellow color.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.