May 2024 MAC Newsletter

May Sky Happenings
Last Quarter:May 1st
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower peeks(ZHR: 40)May 7th
New Moon:May 7th
First Quarter:May 15th
Full Moon:May 1st, the Flower Moon

Mercury - Visible in the morning sky.
Venus - Visible the morning sky.
Mars - Visible in the morning sky in Pisces.
Jupiter - Not visible this month, in conjunction with the Sun on the 19th.
Saturn - Visible in the morning sky in Aquarius.
Comet 13P/Olbers at magnitude 8.9 in Taurus.
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at magnitude 10.2 in Virgo.
May 23rd the Moon rises with Antares occulted. Antares reappears shortly after 10pm
May Sky Charts:
Mid May looking South at 10:00pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.
Mid May looking North at 10:00pm EDT. Image created with SkySafari 6 for Mac OS X, �2010-2018 Simulation Curriculum Corp., skysafariastronomy.com.

Announcements:

Here's the Zoom info for the May meeting:

Join Zoom Meeting

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89514048514?pwd=bFpEUStKL2Q1aURkYktkMFZxY1JhZz09
Meeting ID: 895 1404 8514
Passcode: 924871

The first Star Tour public outreach session of the year will be May 18th at Mounds State Park starting at 8:30 p.m.

The club has a few used Televue eyepieces for sale. Contact Fred Hicks, Dan Malone or Chris O'Brien if you're interested in purchasing.

Have you watched an interesting astronomy related YouTube video, listened to a podcast, or read an online article? Send me the link, and I'll share it with the rest of the club.

Are you doing astrophotography? Send me your latest images, and I'll publish them for the club to see.

Do you have equipment to sale, or are looking for a specific item to buy? Let me know and I'll get the word out to the rest of the club.



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