{"id":23839,"date":"2021-05-01T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23839"},"modified":"2021-05-01T14:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T18:00:04","slug":"videos-may-2021-night-sky-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23839","title":{"rendered":"Videos: May 2021 night sky highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s Up: May 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong> &#8211; NASA JPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What are some skywatching highlights in May 2021? Beginning mid-May, find all four inner planets (including Earth!) near the western horizon after sunset. And on May 26, a supermoon total eclipse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up&#8230;<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dHTOMMWzDfU?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>** <strong>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: May<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">In May, we are looking away from the crowded, dusty plane of our own galaxy toward a region where the sky is brimming with distant galaxies. Locate Virgo to find a concentration of roughly 2,000 galaxies and search for Coma Berenices to identify many more. Keep watching for space-based views of galaxies like the Sombrero Galaxy, M87, and M64.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3PfWjspDlcU?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>** <strong>What to see in the night sky: May 2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What can you see in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through April&#8217;s night sky highlights and reveal the stars, constellations and planets worth looking out for over the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/86ot_Dk7_XY?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>** <strong>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky May 2021 #WITNS<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/12sO3Inf0OI?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>** <strong>Night Sky Notebook May 2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_z2YYPcRqZcMa9HC0afxMg\">Peter Detterline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cs8b8sd_o50?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>** See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/night-sky-visible-planets-may\">Look Up At The Night Sky (May 2021) &#8211; Farmers&#8217; Almanac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/armaghplanet.com\/the-night-sky-in-may-2021.html\">The Night Sky in May 2021 \u2013 Astronotes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weathernationtv.com\/news\/what-to-look-for-in-the-night-sky-may-2021\/\">What to Look for in the Night Sky: May 2021 &#8211; WeatherNation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomytrek.com\/may-2021\/\">May Night Sky 2021 &#8212; Stargazing Guide &amp; Key Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/observing\/sky-tour-podcast-may-2021\/\">May: Halley Bits &amp; Lunar Eclipse &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope:<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23839-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021.05.01_SkyTour.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021.05.01_SkyTour.mp3\">https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021.05.01_SkyTour.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07WT67R9V\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07WT67R9V&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=88f1262794d8b9648817973b5a8b51ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stellaris: People of the Stars<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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Beginning mid-May, find all four inner planets (including Earth!) near the western horizon after sunset. And on May 26, a supermoon total eclipse. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23839\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: May 2021 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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,22,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-6cv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23593,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23593","url_meta":{"origin":23839,"position":0},"title":"Videos: Night sky highlights for March 2021","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"[ Update: ** What's Up: March 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? 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