Monthly Archives: May 2025

Saturday 31st May 2025

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars – the pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.

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Friday 30th May 2025

Venus reaches its greatest elongation west – appearing at its farthest point from the Sun in the morning sky, and will be visible as a bright morning ‘star’.

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Wednesday 28th May 2025

Through the telescope view, the Moon will appear above Jupiter in the early afternoon, around 1pm (BST) in the daylight ~ the Moon will be a 4% illuminated waxing crescent, and Jupiter will be 5 degrees below it. Or following … Continue reading

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Saturday 24th May 2025

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus will be visible in the twilight morning sky – Venus, appearing as a bright “Morning Star,” will rise in the east, and the thin, waning crescent Moon will be nearby, creating a beautiful visual … Continue reading

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Friday 23rd May 2025

The triangle will be visible in the pre-dawn hours, about 30 minutes before sunrise in the low eastern sky.

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Thursday 22nd May 2025

A stunning celestial alignment in the early morning twilight around 4am – Saturn will position itself between the Moon and Venus, creating a beautiful sight in the East-South-eastern sky.

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Monday 14th May 2025

Scorpius, the celestial scorpion, is a fascinating constellation! “Scorpius’ eye,” which could relate to the bright star Antares in the Scorpius constellation. Antares is often called the “heart of the scorpion” due to its reddish hue and prominent position -it’s … Continue reading

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Fri 9th / Sat 10th May 2025

Spica is not a single star, but a binary system, meaning two stars orbit closely around one another, every four days. The stars lie approximately 11 million miles (less than 18 million kilometres) away from each other and appear as … Continue reading

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Tuesday 6th May 2025

Aselli – the name “Aselli” is Latin for “donkeys” In astronomy, “Aselli” refers to two stars in the constellation Cancer, specifically Gamma Cancri (Asellus Borealis / Northern Donkey) and Delta Cancri (Asellus Australis / Southern Donkey). These stars are located … Continue reading

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Amazon Satellites (Kuiper)

The new operating satellites in orbit are Amazon Kuiper, which left light trails passing conjunction of Mars and Messier 44 (open cluster) in long exposure images.o(More information about Amazon Kuiper.)

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