May Sky Happenings

Full Moon:	May 5th
Last Quarter:	May 12th
New Moon:	May 19th
First Quarter:	May 27th

Mercury -	Visible in the morning sky after the 13th.
Venus -	Visible in the evening sky in Taurus, and moves into Gemini after the 9th
Mars -	Visible in the evening sky in Gemini, and moves into Cancer after the 20th
Jupiter -	Rises the morning sky in Pieces
Saturn -	Visible in the morning sky in Aquarius

The May Full Moon is the Flower Moon.

Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on May 7th. ZHR=40

May Sky Charts:

Mid May looking South at 10pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, ï¿½2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Mid May looking North at 10pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, ï¿½2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Glen Sharp acquired this image of the galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici

Announcements:

The May club meeting will be Monday, May 1st.

Dr. Ken Miller will be giving a presentation about his experiences at four total solar eclipses, and how our club can help educate the public about total solar eclipses.

Dan Malone will be holding the May Summer Sky Tour at Mounds State Park at 9 p.m., Saturday, May 20th.

Here's the Zoom meeting info for the May meeting:

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89819475095?pwd=VzZxTDUzbWpPbUlZeER3SE1WSnpZdz09

Meeting ID: 898 1947 5095

Passcode: 445090

The club has several used Televue eyepieces for sale. Contact Fred Hicks, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien if you're interested in purchasing.

Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.

Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.

Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.

May 2023 MAC Newsletter

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