The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: May 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant Venus after sunset, and May wraps up with a rare Blue Moon.
Look to the early morning sky around May 5-6 for meteors from Halley’s Comet, though bright moonlight may wash out some of the fainter streaks.
Then on May 18, spot the crescent Moon near Venus low in the western sky just after sunset. May ends with a Full Moon on May 31.
May ends with a Blue Moon, meaning the second full moon in a single calendar month, but it will not actually look blue.
0:00 Intro
0:09 Eta Aquarids
1:25 Moon and Venus conjunction
1:54 Blue Moon
2:35 May Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/.
Here are the lunar phases for May:
** What to see in the night sky: May 2026 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, from the planets and the Moon to the stars, constellations and deep-sky objects.
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – May 2026 | Sky & Telescope Youtube
See also
- Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events | Sky & Telescope
- Interactive Sky Chart | Map Your Night Sky – Sky & Telescope
- Astronomy Pictures: Sky & Telescope’s Online Gallery Archives | Sky & Telescope
** The Night Sky | May 2026 | Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower | Comet PANSTARRS | Flower Moon | Late Night Astronomy
A major meteor shower peaks and a comet puts on a show for the southern hemisphere. Let’s take a look at the night sky for May of 2026.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
1:14 Comet R3 PANSTARRS
2:14 The Moon
2:59 The Planets
3:39 Deep Sky Challenge
** What’s in the Sky this Month | May 2026 | High Point Scientific on Youtube
In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in May!
Read the full May 2026 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…
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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:37 – Messier 5
01:54 – Cor Caroli
02:49 – Needle Galaxy
04:03 – Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
05:15 – Blue Moon
06:01 – Nearest Neighbors
07:19 – Conclusion
** Night Sky Notebook May 2026 | Peter Detterline
What’s happening in the night sky in May 2026.
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