In the month of May in it darling of Culiacan 4 planets can be seen with the naked eye: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Mercury, (see fig. 1).
Jupiter will be seen the first days of the month since the sun goes down. Sun In the western direction of the horizon moving in the constellation Taurus approaching the horizon, on May 18 Jupiter will be in Conjunction with the Sun, that is, it will pass behind the Sun, disappearing for a few days.
Saturn will be seen all month from 2 in the morning in the southeast direction of the horizon moving in the constellation Aquarius.
Mars will be visible this month in the morning before dawn in the eastern direction of the horizon located in the constellation Peses.
Mercury will be visible most of the month in the morning before sunrise, because on May 9 it will be at Maximum Elongation to the west, which means it will move away from the Sun at 26° and can be seen for more than an hour and will move between the stars of the constellations Peses and Aries.
Venus will be invisible this month due to its approach to the Sun.
The Moon in its monthly movement around the Earth in the month of May will have its phases as follows: on the 7th there will be a New Moon, on the 15th there will be the First Quarter, on the 23rd there will be a Full Moon and on the 1st and 30th there will be Waning Quarter.
In May the Moon will pass: on the 3rd south of Saturn, on the 4th and 5th north of Mars, on the 6th north of Mercury, on the 7th north of Venus.
In the month of May you can observe the Aquarid meteor shower. The best day to observe it will be May 6 and also a few days before and after the mentioned date. This natural phenomenon, like previous years, can be observed after midnight in the south-east direction of the horizon in the constellation Aquarius.
THE STELLAR SKY IN MAY
In the month of May at night in the sky we will be able to observe some winter, spring and summer constellations. In fig.2 we see the brightest stars in the night sky, whose position corresponds to the middle of the month at 8 or 9 p.m.
The winter constellations will be going down, getting closer to the Sun and will disappear little by little.
To the north-west of the horizon will be the constellation Cochero with the bright star Capella and to the south of this the constellation Gemini, with its two bright stars Castor and Pollux. Below you will find the constellation Canis Minor with its bright star Procyon.
Most of the sky will be occupied by the spring constellations, which will be rising earlier every day and are the following: Ursa Major, Lynx, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Boyero, Hydra, Cup, Raven.
To the north of the horizon will be the Big Dipper, in which seven stars that are shaped like a spoon can be easily distinguished, and below will be the Polar Star of the Little Dipper, which gives us the direction of the north. To the south of the Big Dipper will be located the zodiacal constellations: Cancer, Leo with its bright star Regulo, Virgo with its bright star Spike and also the constellation Boyero or guardian of the Big Dipper with the bright star Arcturus. Further south of them will be Hydra with the bright star Alphard and the stars of the Cup and Raven constellations. In the south, very close to the horizon, will be the Southern Cross constellation, which has not been observed in some years due to atmospheric pollution, but we can try. To the south-east of the horizon there will be alpha and beta of the constellation Centaurus, alpha being the closest star to the Sun.
The summer constellations come out earlier every day and they are the following: Corona Borealis, Hercules, Serpenter, Libra, Scorpio, Lyra.
To the east of Boyero will be the constellation of Corona Borealis with the bright star Gemma. To the east of Corona Borealis you will find the constellation Hercules, in which with the help of the telescope you will be able to search for a round star cluster called M13. To the south of these constellations will be the constellation of Serpentero and Serpiente, these are two constellations that are found together, their meaning is the man who has a snake in his arms. To the south-east of the horizon will be the constellation Scorpio with the bright star Antares. To the northeast of the horizon the constellation of Lyra will be rising with the bright star Vega.
MC Astronomer Tatiana N. Kokina, professor at FCTy E., head and researcher at the UAS Astronomy Center, and member of the Sinaloa Astronomy Association.
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