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May Full Moon

The Sky Today on Monday, May 12: May’s Full Moon, Mars, and the Beehive Cluster

Jupiter and moons on May 11, 2025, at 9:20 PM CDT

The Sky Today on Sunday, May 11: Callisto grazes Jupiter

The sky early in the morning on May 10, 2025

The Sky Today on Saturday, May 10: The Moon meets Spica

Michael’s Miscellany: Leo the Great

Position of asteroid Metis on May 9, 2025

The Sky Today on Friday, May 9: Metis reaches opposition

Full Moon among flowering tree branches

The Sky This Week from May 9 to 16: May’s Full Flower Moon blooms

Gear Guide, Observing Basics

Michael’s Miscellany: Dark adaption

The Swan Nebula (M17)

The Sky Today on Thursday, May 8: The swimming Swan Nebula

The Iris Nebula

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: The Iris Nebula

Michael’s Miscellany: Celebrating David Fabricius

The sky on May 7, 2025, looking east 1 hour before sunrise

The Sky Today on Wednesday, May 7: View Venus, Saturn, and Neptune

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: The Cepheus Molecular Cloud