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Sky Guide May 2017
Manage episode 177908531 series 8836
What to look out, and up, for in May.
Jeni's abandoned us this month in favour of research-grade instrumentation so only Paul and Ralph pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the planets on offer to observers and imagers:
- The planets Jupiter in the evening and Saturn in the morning
- Three meteor showers peaking this month
- A pair of comets to observe with amateur telescopes or binoculars
Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year:
- Ralph – The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
- Paul – The Globular Cluster Messier 5 in the constellation Serpens
And we finish this sky guide with May's moon phases.
332 episodes
Manage episode 177908531 series 8836
What to look out, and up, for in May.
Jeni's abandoned us this month in favour of research-grade instrumentation so only Paul and Ralph pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the planets on offer to observers and imagers:
- The planets Jupiter in the evening and Saturn in the morning
- Three meteor showers peaking this month
- A pair of comets to observe with amateur telescopes or binoculars
Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year:
- Ralph – The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
- Paul – The Globular Cluster Messier 5 in the constellation Serpens
And we finish this sky guide with May's moon phases.
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