Monday, May 15, 2023
Thursday May 18 to Thursday May 25
The New Moon is Saturday, May 20. Saturn is now high in the morning sky above the pair of Jupiter and Mercury. The thin crescent Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter and Mercury in the morning sky on the 18th. Venus is prominent in the late evening twilight. On the 23rd Venus and the thin crescent Moon are close. Bright Mars forms a line with the bright stars Castor and Pollux at the beginning of the week. On the 24th Venus, the crescent Moon and Mars form a triangle. On the 25th Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon form a line.
The New Moon is Saturday, May 20.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes before sunrise).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Between the bright star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to
discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury returns to the morning twilight, The thin crescent Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter and Mercury in the morning sky on the 18th. As the week goes on the pair climb higher in the morning twilight.
Venus climbs higher in the twilight. On the 23rd Venus and the thin crescent Moon are close. On the 24th Venus, the crescent Moon and Mars form a triangle. On the 25th Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon form a line.
Mars forms a line with the bright stars Castor and Pollux at the beginning of the week. On the 24th Venus, the crescent Moon and Mars form a triangle. On the 25th Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon form a line.
Jupiter returns to the morning twilight. The thin crescent Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter and Mercury in the morning sky on the 18th. As the week goes on the pair climb higher in the morning twilight.
Saturn climbs higher in the morning skies.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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