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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 14h UT (evening sky).
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First Quarter Moon at 20:44 UT.
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Moon near Regulus at 4h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Saturn at 6h UT (evening sky). Mag +0.8.
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Active from April 19 to May 28. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 10-20 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere.
• Eta Aquarids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2009 (IMO)
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Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky).
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Full Moon at 4:01 UT. The full Moon of May is called the Planting Moon or Milk Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon very near Antares at 21h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from SE Europe, NE Africa, and Southern Asia.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 3h UT (distance 404,915 km; angular size 29.5').
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Titan Shadow Transit from 5:30 to 10:35 UT. The shadow of Titan passes across the face of Saturn. View with a 6-inch or larger aperture telescope.
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Moon near Jupiter at 5h UT (morning sky).
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Last Quarter Moon at 7:26 UT.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 10h UT. Passes into the morning sky (not visible).
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Moon near Venus at 3h UT (morning sky). Mag -4.4.
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New Moon at 12:11 UT. Start of lunation 1069.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 4h UT (361,153 km; 33.1').
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Jupiter 0.39° SSE of Neptune at 10h UT (morning sky). Mags. -2.4 and +7.9.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 20h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Regulus at 10h UT (evening sky).
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First Quarter Moon at 3:22 UT.
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Moon near Saturn at 12h UT (evening sky).
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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