First Quarter Moon (at 13:52 GMT)
When the moon completes the first quarter of its orbit around Earth at 11:52 a.m. EDT, 8:52 a.m. PDT, or 13:52 GMT on Sunday, May 4, the 90 degree angle…
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Eta-Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak (overnight)
The annual Eta-Aquariids Meteor Shower is produced when Earth’s orbit carries us through a cloud of particles left behind by repeated trips of Halley’s Comet along its own orbit around…
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Moon near the Lion’s Heart (all night)
As the sky is darkening on Monday evening, May 5, Leo’s brightest star Regulus will appear just to the right of the waxing gibbous moon. That hot, white, B-class star,…
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Friday Night Sights
Join us (weather permitting) at our Observatory! See Friday Night Sights: Explore the Night Sky - RASC Hamilton for the latest updates on the upcoming date.
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Bright Moon Approaches Spica (all night)
When the sky darkens on Friday evening, May 9 in the Americas, Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, will appear a short distance to the moon’s lower left – close…
