May 2013 Celestial Highlights

Roanoke Valley's 

May Sky

Early May - 11:00 p.m. (EDT)

Late May - 10:00 p.m. (EDT)

Visible Planets:

MERCURY low in the west-northwest about 9 p.m. after May 22. To the right of Venus on May 23.

VENUS low in the west-northwest 30 minutes after sunset after May 22. 

MARS lost in the solar glare.

JUPITER  low in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset. To the lower right of the crescent Moon on May 12. Forms an equilateral triangle with Mercury and Venus on May 26.

SATURN  rises in the southeast at sunset and sets in the southwest near sunrise. Gibbous moon next to it on May 22.

Use the Big Dipper to locate:

The North Star

Leo

Arcturus

Spica

Deneb

To use this map:

Face south and hold the map above your head. The stars on the map will match the stars in the sky.

Such is our view from Earth...