May 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

As twilight fades to night these May evenings, Mars stands out in the northern sky. It begins the month near the center of Cancer the Crab not far from the magnificent Beehive star cluster (M44). The planet passes less than 1° north of the cluster during May’s first week. Mars’ eastward motion carries it intoContinue reading “May 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?”
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