EarthSky News - May 6 - Moon, Jupiter, Spica This Weekend

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This weekend … Moon, Jupiter, Spica It'll be a grand procession of bright celestial bodies, easy to see and visible from around the globe. May guide to the bright planets After sweeping past Jupiter this weekend, the moon will go on to pass the star Antares and planet Saturn this coming week. Here's the scoop on all the planets for the month of May. Why did Tsavo lions eat people? In 1898, a pair of lions ate 135 people at a railroad camp in Kenya. Scientists have analyzed microscopic wear on the lions' teeth to find out why. Star of the week: Thuban Thuban was the Pole Star some 5,000 years ago, when the Egyptians were building the pyramids.

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Moon, Jupiter, Spica on May 6-8 The moon and Jupiter are the evening sky's brightest objects. The star Spica is also bright and noticeable nearby.

Sunrise sundog Karl Diefenderfer captured this sundog on his way into work Thursday morning in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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