Visible planets and night sky guide for May 2024. Watch for the moon, Saturn, Mars and Mercury in the next few mornings. Will you see Mercury? It's hard to see.
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation - greatest distance from the sunrise - on May 9, 2024. Look east at dawn. It'll brighten for the next few weeks.
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for April 2024 from our EarthSky community. And if you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!
Happy May Day! This annual celebration has its roots in astronomy as 1 of 4 cross-quarter days. Dancing around a maypole is a traditional May Day celebration.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is better in the Southern Hemisphere because sunrise comes later in May, where it's now autumn and they are moving toward winter.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will be best before dawn on May 5 and 6. You'll have dark skies to watch the Eta Aquariids. Your 2024 meteor shower guide here.