Catch the Colors of Stars (all night)
Stars shine with a color that is controlled by their surface (or photospheric) temperature, and this is captured in their spectral classification. In mid-May every year, the three bright stars […]
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Third Quarter Moon (at 11:59 GMT)
The moon will reach its third quarter phase on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:59 a.m. EDT, 4:59 a.m. PDT, and 11:59 GMT. Third quarter moons always rise around midnight in […]
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Crescent Moon with Saturn and Neptune (pre-dawn)
On Thursday morning, May 22, the pretty, waning crescent moon will begin its monthly cruise past the planets gathered above the eastern horizon. The moon will rise in the east […]
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Old Moon joins Venus and Saturn (pre-dawn)
After another 24 hours of easterly orbital motion, the old crescent moon will shine between Saturn and much brighter Venus on Friday morning, May 23. Their assemblage above the eastern […]
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The New Moon (at 11:02 pm EDT)
The moon will officially reach its new moon phase on Monday, May 26 at 11:02 p.m. EDT or 8:02 p.m. PDT, which converts to Tuesday, May 27 at 03:02 GMT. […]