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Sky Calendar -- May 2009

1	Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 14h UT (evening sky).
1	First Quarter Moon at 20:44 UT.
3	Moon near Regulus at 4h UT (evening sky).
4	Moon near Saturn at 6h UT (evening sky). Mag +0.8.
6	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)
7	Moon near Spica at 5h UT (evening sky).
9	Full Moon at 4:01 UT. The full Moon of May is called the Planting Moon or Milk Moon. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
10	Moon very near Antares at 21h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from SE Europe, NE Africa, and Southern Asia. • Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
14	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 3h UT (distance 404,915 km; angular size 29.5').
15	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.
17	Moon near Jupiter at 5h UT (morning sky).
17	Last Quarter Moon at 7:26 UT.
18	Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 10h UT. Passes into the morning sky (not visible).
21	Moon near Venus at 3h UT (morning sky). Mag -4.4.
24	New Moon at 12:11 UT. Start of lunation 1069.
26	Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 4h UT (361,153 km; 33.1').
27	Jupiter 0.39° SSE of Neptune at 10h UT (morning sky). Mags. -2.4 and +7.9.
28	Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 20h UT (evening sky).
30	Moon near Regulus at 10h UT (evening sky).
31	First Quarter Moon at 3:22 UT.
31	Moon near Saturn at 12h UT (evening sky).
All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.

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Sky Calendar References:

Astronomical Calendar 2009 (book) by Guy Ottewell
Starry Night Pro Plus v6.3 (software) by Imaginova
Sky & Telescope (magazine) by Sky Publishing
Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets (book) by Jean Meeus
Celestial Delights (book) by Francis Reddy and Greg Walz-Chojnacki

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