- Night Sky Note for May 20, 2012 :
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Annular Eclipse! The Moon passes in front of the Sun. The Moon is close to its apogee making it appears smaller than usual. So when the Moon eclipses the Sun, it's not big enough to totally cover the Sun. The annular eclipse is only visible in the USA within a small strip in the southwest. Most of the west will see a partial eclipse. Observers on the east coast miss out. - Night Sky Note for May 19, 2012 :
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The old Moon is very low in the ESE, 35 minutes before sunrise. This is the last chance to see the Moon until it eclipses the Sun tomorrow. - Night Sky Note for May 18, 2012 :
Friday, May 18, 2012
A very thin crescent Moon is low in the ENE an hour before sunrise. Venus is 2 degrees to the left of the star Alnath. Look low in the WNW an hour after sunset for crescent Venus. - Night Sky Note for May 17, 2012 :
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A thin waning crescent Moon is in the east an hour before sunrise. - Night Sky Note for May 16, 2012 :
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The waning crescent Moon is in the east an hour before sunrise. Uranus is less than 5 degrees below the Moon. - Night Sky Note for May 15, 2012 :
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Venus is within 2 degrees from the star Alnath in Taurus the Bull. Venus is now a 13% crescent. In just 3 weeks, Venus will transit the Sun. Mark your calendars for June 5th for the Transit of Venus. If you miss it, you'll have to wait 105 years until it happens again. - Night Sky Note for May 14, 2012 :
Monday, May 14, 2012
The waning crescent Moon is in the ESE at dawn.
The above information is a feed from the Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes
