In The Sky This Month

May 1998

Date........Time........Event

3/5...............18h 06m.......Occultation of mag 6.4 star.
3/5...................................Alpha Scorpids meteor shower.
3/5...................................Eta Aquarids meteor shower. One of the best of the year.
11/5.............16h............. Full Moon
19/5.............20h 36m......Possible minor planet occultation.
25/5.............22h..............New Moon
30/5.............20h 40m......Occultation of mag 5.6 star.
30/5.............20h 46m......Occultation of mag 5.2 star

June 1998

2/6...............18h 2m........Occultation of mag 4.1 star.
3/6...............20h 40m......Occultation of mag 6.1 star
10/6.............06h..............Full Moon
21/6.............16h..............Solstice
24/6.............06h..............New Moon

Planets

If you’re out before dawn then you will have the pleasure of seeing Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the Western sky this month. On the 12th Mercury and Saturn will be less than 1 degree apart and on the 29th Venus will pass just 0.3 degrees from Saturn.