While one can find many images of Saturn and his moons on the internet, there’s nothing like experiencing this magnificent planet firsthand by observing through your own backyard telescope or those at Seagrave Observatory in North Scituate or Ladd Observatory in Providence.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 5 and the passage of Mars through Beehive cluster on May 22-23 highlight astronomical events in May.
For our spring double star selection, we’ll say goodbye to Gemini and shift eastward to the faint constellation Cancer. Notable for its bright Messier cluster M44 (the Praesepe), Cancer is also home to a splendid array of double and multiple stars. How many can you notch? (Data from the Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS)
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Sky Data
May 9, 2008 23:15 EDT 3:15 UT
Conditions at Seagrave Observatory
 | The Moon |
|---|
| Age | 5.1d |
| Illum | 26.9% |
