WHAT’S UP?

MONDAY, APRIL 30: The just past Full Moon will have company when it rises early this evening. Look for bright Jupiter just over the width of three fingers away.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2: If clear skies are available, it will be worth finding a low western horizon this evening. At dusk the bright star Aldebaran and Venus will set together a bit more than the width of three fingers apart.

FRIDAY, MAY 4: Early risers before daybreak this morning would do well to gaze in the southeastern sky to locate an interesting celestial trio. The waning gibbous Moon will form a triangle with Saturn and lambda Sagittarii, the uppermost star of the archer’s bow. Also look a bit further east to bring Mars into the gathering.

SATURDAY, MAY 5: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will arrive this evening and will peak in the early morning hours tomorrow. The Eta Aquarids do not count as one of the most prominent meteor showers, though they do make their mark in the southern hemisphere.The waning gibbous Moon will interfere with the fainter members. That said, it could be worthwhile to look to the southeastern pre-dawn sky to spot shower members radiating upwards from the vicinity of Aquarius' water jar.

SUNDAY, MAY 6: The waning gibbous Moon will pass only about the width of two fingers north of Mars low in the southern sky early this morning.