2020-05-01_Astronomy

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Mercury passes just south of

Venus the evening of May 21

Venus

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This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows

and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

JUPITER’S

MOONS

Dots display

positions of

Galilean satellites

at 5 A.M. EDT on

the date shown.

South is at the

top to match the

view through a

telescope.

MAY 2020

May 15

0.2

8.3"

85%

1.127

1.425

22h14.9m

–12°57'

May 15

9.1

0.4"

97%

2.992

2.970

22h42.4m

–17°34'

May 15

–2.4

42.5"

99%

4.635

5.178

19h56.1m

–20°56'

May 15

0.5

17.3"

100%

9.586

10.019

20h15.8m

–19°55'

May 15

5.9

3.4"

100%

20.766

19.802

2h20.7m

13°33'

May 15

7. 9
   2.2"
   100%
   30.359
   29.931
   23h25.9m
   –4°49'

May 15

14.7

0.1"

100%

33.527

34.039

19h46.9m

–22°04'

MARS CERES JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO

THE PLANETS IN THE SKY

These illustrations show the size, phase,

and orientation of each planet and the two

brightest dwarf planets at 0h UT for the dates

in the data table at bottom. South is at the top

to match the view through a telescope.