The planets Venus and Mercury will have already set, but you might be able to catch them in the glow of dusk from about 30 minutes after sunset until they set in the west-northwest. The bright star appearing closest to directly overhead will be Regulus — the heart of the lion in the constellation Leo — appearing 63 degrees above the southern horizon.
Regulus is about 79 light-years from us and is one of four stars that we see as one two binary star systems orbiting each other. The brightest of the stars in our night sky, Sirius — the Dog Star — will appear 16 degrees above the southwestern horizon. Sirius is a binary star system about 8. The bright stars of the local arm of our home galaxy including the constellation Orion will appear spread along the horizon from the south-southwest towards the west.
As the lunar cycle progresses, the planet Mars and the background of stars will appear to shift toward the west, although it is actually the Earth that is moving around the Sun towards the east. Mars will appear to shift more slowly than the stars since Mars is moving in the same direction we are. Beginning April 29, the planet Mercury will appear above the horizon in the west-northwest as evening twilight ends.
On May 12, you might be able to see the very thin, waxing crescent Moon low on the horizon in the west-northwest, appearing to the left of Venus from about 30 minutes after sunset until the pair sets about 5 minutes before evening twilight ends. However, the crescent Moon might be too thin to see, especially without binoculars or a telescope. On May 13, the thin, waxing crescent Moon will have shifted higher in the sky to appear to the left of Mercury in the west-northwest, with Mercury setting about 47 minutes after evening twilight ends.
May 15 will be the evening when the planet Mercury will reach its highest above the horizon as evening twilight ends for this apparition, about 7 degrees above the west-northwestern horizon. Also on May 15, the waxing crescent Moon will appear in the west-northwest to the lower right of Mars, with the pair setting around midnight.
By May 16 into May 17, the waxing crescent Moon will have shifted to appear to the lower left of the bright star Pollux, with the pair setting about 3. Beginning May 19, the bright planet Venus will join Mercury above the horizon in the west-northwest as evening twilight ends. On May 19 into May 20, the waxing half-full Moon will appear above the bright star Regulus, with Regulus setting first early on May 20 at around a.
On May 23 into May 24, the waxing gibbous Moon will appear about 7 degrees to the left of the bright star Spica, with Spica setting first on May 24 at around a. By the evening of Wednesday, May 26, , the day of the full Moon after next, as evening twilight ends at p. EDT , the brightest planet visible will be Venus, appearing only 1 degree above the horizon in the west-northwest.
To the upper left of Venus will be the planet Mercury, appearing 3 degrees above the horizon. The planet Mars, slightly brighter than Mercury, will appear 23 degrees above the west-northwestern horizon. The constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper, will appear in the north close to nearly overhead. No bright star will appear close to overhead, with the closest being Arcturus at 62 degrees above the southeastern horizon. Several meteor showers will peak during this lunar cycle, although this year conditions do not look promising for seeing these meteors from our area.
The annual Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak early in the morning on Thursday, April 22, The light of the waxing gibbous Moon will interfere with the visibility of these meteors, which under ideal conditions which we don't have this year might be expected to produce about 18 visible meteors per hour.
On the morning of April 22, the Moon will set about 30 minutes before any sign of dawn begins to show in the east at a. EDT, respectively, so there will be only a short window without light interference. These meteors are caused by debris from Comet Thatcher entering our atmosphere at , miles per hour 49 kilometers per second.
Moonlight interference will be even worse for the less predictable Pi-Puppid meteor shower, expected to peak the next morning, Friday, April 23, These meteors are caused by debris from Comet Grigg—Skjellerup. The annual Eta-Aquariid meteor shower is expected to be active from April 19 through May 28, peaking the morning of May 6, From the Southern Hemisphere and under ideal conditions, this meteor shower tends to peak at rates from 40 to 85 visible meteors per hour.
However, the Washington area is on the northern edge of the latitudes from which we can see these meteors. This and the relatively short time between the rising of the radiant the area in the sky from which these meteors appear to radiate out from and when morning twilight begins will make these meteors hard to see.
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Thank you moon, for a lovely Birthday present! Typical of a normal year, will have 12 full moons. There were 13 full moons last year, two of which were in October. Here are all of the full moons remaining this year and their names, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac :. Be sure to check for the other names of these moons as well , attributed to their respective Native American tribes. Once the popular Lyrids meteor shower -- which peaks on April 22 -- passes, the Eta Aquariids follow soon after.
This shower is best seen in the southern tropics, but will still be visible to those north of the equator. Interestingly, another meteor shower peaks on the same night -- the Alpha Capricornids. Although this is a much weaker shower, it has been known to produce some bright fireballs during its peak.
It will be visible for everyone regardless of which side of the equator they are on. Here is the meteor shower schedule for the rest of the year, according to EarthSky's meteor shower outlook. This year, there will be two eclipses of the sun and two eclipses of the moon -- and three of these will be visible for some in North America, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
A total eclipse of the moon will occur on May 26, best visible to those in western North America and Hawaii from a. ET to a. An annular eclipse of the sun will happen on June 10, visible in northern and northeastern North America from a.
The sun won't be fully blocked by the moon, so be sure to wear eclipse glasses to safely view this event. November 19 will see a partial eclipse of the moon, and skywatchers in North America and Hawaii can view it between 1 a.
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