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May Astronomy Night

  • Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley, IL, 61240 United States (map)

The planets Jupiter and Mars are visible soon after sunset. The planets Saturn, Neptune, and Venus are morning objects rising just before sunrise. The asteroid Vesta will be in the evening sky. Vesta will be an 8th magnitude object presenting a good opportunity to see an asteroid this evening. Objects to view will start with the globular cluster M5 (a giant sphere of stars), La Superba (a red, super giant star), M13 (Hercules Cluster) and M92 also globular star clusters and among the ones most easily visible in the northern hemisphere. NGC4563 the Cat's Eye Nebula will be excellent as will The Ring Nebula after 10:00pm. Both of these are beautiful remnants of sunlike stars which have died and blown off glorious shells of gas. We might also target galaxies such as M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy and M104 The Sombrero Galaxy.

Earlier Event: April 19
April Astronomy Night
Later Event: June 21
June Astronomy Night