The Sky This Month

Diagram created with LunarPhase Pro

Diagram created with LunarPhase Pro. All times in UT.

On May 16th, 2022, there’s going to be a full Moon. This Full Moon is known as the Flower Moon.

This is the first of two lunar eclipses of 2022 (the next is in November) and occurs on the night of May 15th in the Americas and early on the morning of the 16th in Europe and West Africa. More information on the eclipse is available here.

In case you’re not aware, Jack Horkheimer, who used to produce these Star Gazer videos, died on August 20, 2010 and staff at the Miami Planetarium have been producing them in his place since then.

NASA What’s Up In

HubbleSite – Tonight’s Sky For

BBC Sky At Night: What To See In The Night Sky For

What’s In The Night Sky ?

Mars Hill Almanac | What’s in the sky ?

Podcasts:

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What Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight ():

A list of messier objects visible this month. All are possible with binoculars, most are easy even with small binoculars.

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High overhead after dark, how accurately can you judge a celestial right angle? Watch the changing Castor-Pollux-Mars group to find out. Meanwhile the waning gibbous Moon will rise later and later, opening up dark-sky observing in the evening.

The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 14 – 23 a...

Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse (March 13-14)

After more than two years, the Americas score a lunar eclipse bullseye.

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Venus Sprints from “Evening Star” to “Morning Star”

As Venus departs dusk for dawn, here's how to never lose sight of it.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 7–16

A late-night total eclipse of the Moon highlights the coming week, and never mind that this is a minimoon. Sirius holds the meridian at nightfall, just as the Winter Triangle tips to balance on its brightest point.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 28 – March 9

The Moon passes four bright planets this week, starting as a thin crescent below Mercury on February 28th, passing by Venus this weekend, and visiting Jupiter and Mars later in the week.

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Today’s Sky Event from Earth& Sky
A different astronomical event is described each day

This Week’s "Sky at a Glance"
From Sky & Telescope

AMS Meteor Activity Outlook
A weekly preview of meteor activity

Sky at Night
Catch up on the latest edition of the BBC Programme

Stardate Daily Programme Calendar
Monthly listing of aired programs from StarDate

The Night Sky
Monthly observing notes from Jodrell Bank

Spot The Station
NASA SkThus web-based application provides sky watchers worldwide with a picture of when and where the International Space Stationcan be seen with the unaided eye as it passes overhead.

Heavens Above
Provides all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information.

Your Sky
An interactive planetarium run by Fourmilab. You can produce maps for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location. If you enter the orbital elements of an asteroid or comet, Your Sky will compute its current position and plot it on the map. Each map is accompanied by an ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, planets, and any tracked asteroid or comet. A control panel permits customization of which objects are plotted, limiting magnitudes, colour scheme, image size, and other parameters.

Daily predictions for brighter satellites (Heavens Above)
Provides a range of charts and information, including sky charts for your location (which you’ll have to specify).

Meteor Showers (International Meteor Organization)
A listing of meteor showers that occur throughout the year.

Recent International Astronomical Union Circulars
This page lists the dates of issue and the titles of the items on the twenty most-recent IAUCs. Individual items can be displayed by selecting the relevant title.

Minor Planet Center: Recent MPECs
This list gives the dates of issue, titles and details of the items on the fifty most-recent MPECs.

Current Observable Comets
Lists links to orbital elements and ephemerides of (potentially) observable comets

BAA Comet Section
lists links to news, current magnitudes and ephemerides of currently observable comets.

Major News About Minor Objects
The Asteroid/Comet Connection’s daily news journal about asteroids, comets, and meteors.

American Association of Variable Star Observers
The AAVSO is the largest organization of variable star observers worldwide. You can get daily updates and find out more about them, the projects they sponsor and the data they make available to astronomers around the world.

The Minima of Algol
The star Algol (Beta Persei) was the first eclipsing variable star ever discovered, and it’s still the most famous one. You can check on it whenever you step outdoors on nights when Perseus is in view.

International Occultation and Timing Association
This page gives information on the circumstances of lunar and other types of occultation for various locations around the world.

SEDs Messier Catalog
A listing of images and information on the Messier objects with links to other deep sky catalogues (NGC objects, etc.)

The Interactive NGC Catalog Online
An interactive NGC (IC, and Messier) catalog at SEDS, based on the famous NGC 2000.0 by R.W. Sinnott of Sky Publishing Corp.

The Sky Live
Online simulator shows upcoming close approaches between Earth and NEO (Near Earth Object) Asteroids; find information, position data and sky charts for Planets, Asteroids, Comets, Interplanetary Probes; Use the Observing Guide to plan observations of Solar System objects visible tonight from your location; create accurate and interactive maps of the sky visible from any location up to the year 2035; has a 3D Solar System Simulator.

The Sky at Night
The BBC’s dedicated Sky at Night website. Contains past episodes and other video material.