{"id":18629,"date":"2019-05-03T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18629"},"modified":"2019-05-02T23:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T03:45:39","slug":"may-2019-night-sky-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18629","title":{"rendered":"May 2019 night sky highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A survey of the night sky for May from NASA JPL:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What&#8217;s up in the May sky? A meteor shower produced by debris from Halley&#8217;s Comet, asteroids named after dinosaurs and a &#8220;blue moon&#8221; on May 18th. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video and the video transcript are available at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/resources\/2420\/whats-up-may-2019-skywatching-from-nasa\/\"><em>https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/&#8230;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VoivZE4xLEw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** Sky &amp; Telescope provides another view of the May sky: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/sky-tour-podcast-may-2019\/#.XMm69m2IR2A.twitter\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 2019: The Stars of Spring &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18629-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.05.01_SkyTour.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.05.01_SkyTour.mp3\">https:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019.05.01_SkyTour.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1984819194\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1984819194&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=142792e667be98282615ab82071b8a14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Brief Answers to the Big Questions &#8211; Stephen Hawking<\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1984819194\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1984819194&amp;asins=1984819194&amp;linkId=48f64e1d2a24b01a529558b553d1d94a&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey of the night sky for May from NASA JPL: What&#8217;s up in the May sky? A meteor shower produced by debris from Halley&#8217;s Comet, asteroids named after dinosaurs and a &#8220;blue moon&#8221; on May 18th. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18629\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">May 2019 night sky highlights<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4Qt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27667,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=27667","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for November 2025","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, November 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting astronomical sights to see. [ Update Nov.6.2025: ** What's in the night sky, November 2025 |\u00a0BBC Sky at Night Magazine Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27275,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=27275","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":1},"title":"Night sky highlights for February 2025","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, February 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: February 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in February 2025? Venus blazes at its brightest in the early evening,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhatsUpFebruary2025MoonPhases-500x281.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26909,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26909","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":2},"title":"Night sky highlights for August 2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, August 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in August 2024? Mars and Jupiter have a super close meetup, the conditions look good for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/geminid20091209-full1-500x281.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26949,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26949","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":3},"title":"Night sky highlights for September 2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, September 2024. Here are several videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: September 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in September 2024? Five planets each make appearances, the Harvest supermoon shows us a partial\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/skychart-moon-jupiter-mars-sept-24-20241-500x281.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26823,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26823","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":4},"title":"Night sky highlights for June 2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, June 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: June 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in June 2024? Saturn and Mars continue to dominate the a.m. sky, but they're joined by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=B07WT67R9V","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26866,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26866","url_meta":{"origin":18629,"position":5},"title":"Night sky highlights for July 2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, July 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: July 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in July 2024? The Moon and planets come together twice in the morning sky \u2013 at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astronomy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/eso2114g1-348x500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18629"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18652,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18629\/revisions\/18652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}