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.