Thursday Might 12 to Thursday Might 19

The Full Moon is Monday, Might 16. 4 shiny planets are seen in a line within the morning sky. Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter. Jupiter is climbing greater within the sky leaving Venus behind and coming nearer to Mars. On the 18th and nineteenth mars is inside binocular distance of Neptune.

The Full Moon is Monday, Might 16.  The Moon is at perigee, when it’s closest to the Earth, on Might 18. 

 Morning sky on Saturday, Might 14 as seen from Adelaide at 5:34 am ACST (90 minutes earlier than dawn). Saturn, Mars and Venus type a line with Jupiter. 

The insets present the telescopic look of the planets right now. 

Comparable views might be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (90 minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen).

Morning
sky on Wednesday, Might 18 as seen from Adelaide at 5:37 am ACST (90
minutes earlier than dawn). Saturn, Mars and Venus type a line with
Jupiter. Mars and Neptune are at their closest,
The inset present the binocular look of the Mars an Neptune right now. 

Comparable views might be seen from the remainder of Australia on the
equal native time (90 minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen).

 Complete sky on Saturday, Might 14, 18:49 ACST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Orion may be seen above the western horizon. As Orion
sinks Scorpius rises above the Japanese horizon. Between the intense star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to
uncover. Nevertheless, the waxing Moon will make them tough to see.

 Elsewhere
in Australia will see the same view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown). 

Mercury is tough to see low within the twilight glow.

Venus is decreasing within the morning twilight.

Mars kinds a line with Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. Mars attracts nearer to Jupiter. On the 18th and nineteenth mars is inside binocular distance of Neptune.

Jupiter climbs greater within the morning twilight beneath Saturn and Mars. Over the Week Jupiter leaves Venus behind and closes in on Mars.

Saturn climbs away from Mars, Jupiter, and Venus.

Labels: weekly sky

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 10:28 pm