In the Sky This Week – May 26, 2020
Mars is now half-way across the southeastern predawn sky from Saturn and Jupiter, and is getting farther away from the pair with each day. Mercury and Venus appear low on the northwestern horizon at sunset – the crescent Moon appears near the star Pollux on May 26th. The Moon appears the star Regulus high in the west-southwestern sky after sunset on May 28 and 29th. The Moon then appears near the star Spica, high in the southern sky after sunset on June 1st. Asterisms galore in the east-northeastern sky at midnight this week: the Summer Triangle, the Northern Cross and the Mini-Cassiopeia – which I didn’t know was a thing… now I’ll have to go look for it! The Moon is a waxing crescent – visible toward the southwest in early evening. The first quarter Moon occurs on Friday May 30th – visible high in the southern sky in the early evening. After May 30th, the Moon will be a waxing … Continue reading →