Sky Guide May 2014

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


We start with the constellation of Hercules in our beginner’s and
young observer’s guide.


Next up is the moon and our round up of the craters and
interesting lunar features you can explore with a small
telescope.


Halley's Comet brings us the peak of the Eta Aquarids on the
night of 5th/6th May while Comet LINEAR has the potential to
deliver a meteor storm on the night of 23rd/24th May.


Mars, Saturn & Jupiter feature in the planetary round up for
Northern Hemisphere observers this month and we finish off by
galaxy hunting around the Virgo Cluster.