Volume 16 Issue 5 May 2010
Moon Watch -- Observing Our Closest Neighbor
02. Waning Gibbous Moon
   Near Dwarf Planet Ceres
06. Last Quarter
Apogee (404 236 km)
09. Waning Crescent Moon
   Near Jupiter
14. New Moon
15. Thin Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near (Below) Venus
16. Thin Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near (Above) Venus
18. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near the Gemini Twins
20. First Quarter
Perigee (369 733 km)
Moon Near Regulus (Leo)
22. Waxing Gibbous Moon
   Near Saturn
23. Waxing Gibbous Moon
   Near Spica (Virgo)
27. Full Moon
Moon Near Antares (Scorpius)
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Moon Calendar from Google
Moon Phase Calendar

2 May - 0300 CDT
09 May - 0500 CDT
20 May - 2300 CDT
27 May - 2300 CDT

Lunar Passages
    Many times during a month the Moon passes by bright stars and planets, and often we are treated to nice pairings or groupings of these objects.
    As shown in this view set for 2130 CDT on May 19th a thin waxing crescent Moon will be visible just above the bright planet Mars. The location of the open star cluster, M-35, or the Beehive Clustr, is also shown. The Moon is within 2 degrees from M-35, and both should be visible using binoculars.