What's Up for May 2018
Viewers on the West Coast may be able to see NASA's Mars InSight lander launch with its destination planet in sight.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be washed out by the Moon this month, but some meteors might be visible.
May is also the best Jupiter-observing season, especially for mid-evening viewing.
InSight, our first mission to explore Mars’ deep interior, launches on May 5th with a launch window that begins at 4:05 a.m. PDT and lasts for two hours.
InSight, our first mission to explore Mars’ deep interior, launches on May 5th with a launch window that begins at 4:05 a.m. PDT and lasts for two hours.
Mars shines a little brighter than last month, as it approaches
opposition on July 27th. That’s when Mars and the Sun will be on
opposite sides of the Earth.
This will be Mars’ closest approach to
Earth since 2003!
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be washed out by the Moon this month,
but if you are awake for the InSight launch anyway, have a look. This
shower is better viewed from the southern hemisphere, but medium rates
of 10 to 30 meteors per hour MAY be seen before dawn.
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