Some highlights for the night sky in May 2005
Monday 2 May 2005
- About 1.75 hours before sunrise, look for crescent Moon near Mars in ESE
Friday 6 May 2005
- About 40 minutes before sunrise, look for thin crescent Moon near Mercury
- Mercury is low on horizon before sunrise in East
Sunday 8 May 2005 (Mother's Day)
- New Moon is 4:45 AM EDT
- 25 minutes after sunset in SW U.S. look for thin crescent Moon in WNW near Venus
Friday 13 May 2005
- 1 hour after sunset look for crescent Moon near Castor and Pollux
- Saturn is in the West near Gemini (look near Pollux)
Monday 16 May 2005
- About 1.75 hours before sunrise look for Uranus near Mars
- Uranus is close to Lambda Aquarius in ESE
Thursday 19 May 2005
- About 1 hour after sunset, look for gibbous Moon near Jupiter
- Jupiter is in the constellation nearest Gamma Virginis
- Convocation for the College of Arts and Sciences in the Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Saturday 21 May 2005
- Pegasus is in the East, you can use the west side of it to find Mars, about 23 degrees South
- About 1.5 hours before sunrise look for Fomalhaut low in SE about 22 degrees south of Mars
- Commencement in the Patriot Center for George Mason University
Monday 23 May 2005
- Full Moon occults Antares
- About 2 hours after sunset, look for full Moon near Antares wherever you are (occultation viewing varies based upon location in U.S.)
Wednesday 25 May 2005
- About 1.75 hours before sunrise look for Mars near Phi Aquari
- Look for Fomalhaut low in SE about 1.75 hours before sunrise
Thursday 26 May 2005
- Look for Jupiter in Virgo
- Look for Saturn in Gemini (about 75 degrees of separation to Jupiter)
Monday 30 May 2005 MEMORIAL DAY
- Last Quarter Moon
- Look for Moon near Uranus and Lambda Aquari
- Look for Fomalhaut near horizon before sunrise in SE
Good skywatching resources
John Avellone's provided web sites