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Celestial
Events Calendar
Sunday, May 1, 2005:
First day of the Texas Star Party
1:25 PM CDT Last Quarter Moon
Thursday, May 5, 2005:
Eta Aquarid meteor shower active April 19
to may 28, ZHR = 60 meteors/hour
On this date in 1961 Alan Shepard was the first American in
space.
Friday, May 6, 2005:
5:58 AM CDT the Moon is at its ascending node, it is
crossing the plane of the Earths orbit and heading north.
The Neal Site is open.
Saturday, May 7, 2005:
The Neal Site is open.
Sunday, May 8, 2005:
9 PM CDT Neptune is at west quadrature, the
Earth-Sun-Neptune line makes a 90o angle where Neptune is visible in
the evening sky.
3:48 AM CDT New Moon, the beginning of lunation cycle 1019
11 AM CDT The asteroid Ceres is at opposition, the
asteroid is visible all night since it rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
The Last day of the Texas Star Party
Tuesday, May 10, 2005:
The asteroid Vesta 4 is in conjunction with the Sun.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005:
6 AM CDT Venus is at its ascending node, it is crossing
the plane of the Earths orbit and heading north.
6:00 PM CDT Executive Board meeting of the North Houston
Astronomy Club at Kingwood College, CLA 225
Friday, May 13, 2005:
6 PM CDT The Sun is leaving the astronomical constellation
of Aries the Ram and is entering the astronomical constellation of Taurus the
bull.
The Neal Site is open.
Saturday, May 14, 2004:
9 AM CDT The Moon is at apogee, the point in its orbit
where it is furthest from the Earth ~ 254,000 miles.
The Neal Site is open.
Sunday, May 15, 2005:
Mars is 1.1o south southeast of Uranus.
Monday, May 16, 2005:
May Arietid radio meteor shower
3:58 AM CDT First Quarter Moon
7:30 PM CDT North Houston Astronomy Club Observation
Committee meeting, CLA 225 Kingwood College.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005:
5 AM CDT Mars and Saturn are at heliocentric opposition,
they are on opposite sides of the Sun.
Thursday, May 19, 2005:
Sagittarid meteor shower, ZHR = 5
meteors/hour
7 PM CDT Neptune is stationary in right ascension
(relative to the stars). Neptune ceases its normal eastward motion through the
stars and begins retrograde westward motion.
Friday, May 20, 2005:
Omicron Cetid radio meteor shower
5 PM CDT The Moon is at its descending node, it is
crossing the plane of the Earths orbit and heading south.
6 PM CDT The Sun is leaving the astrological sign of
Taurus the Bull and entering the astrological sign of the Gemini Twins.
Monday, May 23, 2005:
3:20 PM CDT Full Moon, planting moon, milk
moon
Tuesday, May 24, 2005:
3 AM CDT The Moon will occult Antares in the midnight sky
and will be visible from Houston.
Thursday, May 26, 2005:
6 AM CDT The Moon is at perigee, the point in its orbit
where it is closest to the Earth ~ 228,000 miles
Friday, May 27, 2005:
The 73rd meeting of the North Houston
Astronomy Club.
Saturday, May 28, 2005:
The Neal Site is open tonight.
Monday, May 30, 2005:
5 AM CDT Mercury is at its ascending node, it is crossing the plane of the Earths orbit and heading north.
6:48 CDT Last Quarter Moon, second last
quarter moon of this month
Tuesday, May 31, 2005:
4 AM CDT Mars is 0.51o north of the Moon
In evenings in May the Milky Way lies flat around the
horizon demonstrating that it is a big circle in the sky.