Sky Guide May 2018

What to look out, and up, for in May.

Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers:

• The ever-brightening Mars
• Jupiter at opposition on 9th May
• Venus in the evening sky
• The Lyrid meteor shower

Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year.

• Ralph – The plethora of summer objects in Sagittarius
• Paul – Globular Cluster, Messier 5, in Serpens
• Jen - M57, The Ring Nebula, in Lyra

And we finish this sky guide with May’s moon phases.