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Wednesday, May 01, 2024

What's Up for May 2024 | Skywatching Tips from NASA (Northern Hemisphere)

What's Up for May 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA (Northern Hemisphere)

Here are examples of skywatching highlights for May 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere:

Mars and Saturn tussle with the Moon, Mercury makes a brief a.m. appearance, East Coasters can see red giant star Antares emerge from behind the Moon, and the eta Aquariid meteors peak on May 6th.

0:00 Intro 

0:15 Moon & planet highlights

1:06 Moon occults Antares

1:53 eta Aquariid meteor shower

3:54 May Moon phases

NASA's Night Sky Network:

https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/night-sky-network/

Skywatching resources from NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching


Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: May 1, 2024


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