WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar May-Jul 2025
Source for events and links are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe. May 2 – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition May 3 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars May 5 – Close approach of Mars and M44 – Equinox on Saturn May 6 – η-Aquariid meteor shower 2025 peak May 8 – η-Lyrid meteor shower 2025 peak May 9 – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition May 12 – Full Moon – Messier 5 is well placed May 22 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn May 23 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus May 26 – New Moon May 28 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter May 31 – Venus at greatest elongation west Jun 1 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars – Venus at dichotomy Jun 2 – The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed Jun 3 – Messier 12 is well placed Jun 5 – Messier 10 is well placed Jun 10 – Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 peak Jun 11 – Full Moon – Messier 92 is well placed Jun 18 – Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune – The cluster IC 4665 is well placed Jun 20 – June solstice Jun 22 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Jun 24 – Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Jun 25 – New Moon Jun 27 – June Bootid meteor shower […]