EarthSky News - May 1 - May Planets

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Help EarthSky keep going Five days left to donate. Prefer PayPal or to send a check? Go here. We need you! Please help. May guide to the bright planets Three of the 5 are easy to see: Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. Mars is obscured in western twilight. Mercury is veiled by eastern dawn. Simulating the smallest ring world Chariklo is a possible dwarf planet, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Astronomers found its ring system in 2014. A new supercomputer simulation suggests a life expectancy for the rings of only one to 100 years. Video and photos here. Why we celebrate May Day Today is May Day!  A few words about this annual celebration, which has its roots in astronomy. Tonight … Moon and Gemini stars Stars near tonight's moon. Plus how to understand the moon's motion among the stars and tips on finding sky directions.

EarthSky Lunar Calendars are on sale 50% OFF A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year. Only about 100 left in stock, get them while you can!

Milky Way over New Zealand The core of the Milky Way, from a glorious Southern Hemisphere vantage point, via Lukas Gallo Photography at Lake Tekapo, an International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand.

Tonight … Moon and Gemini stars Stars near tonight's moon.  Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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