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May Evening Skies This chart is drawn for latitude 40° north, but should be useful to stargazers throughout the continental United States. It represents the sky at the following local daylight times: Late April Early May Late May © 2016 Abrams Planetarium Subscription: $12.00 per year, from Sky Calendar, Abrams Planetarium, 755 Science Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824 or online at www.abramsplanetarium.org/ SkyCalendar/ 11 p.m. 10 p.m. 9 p.m. This map is applicable one hour either side of the above times. NORTH IA CASSIOPE De ne lla LITTLE DIPPER L ✷ iter LI VIR p Ma A rs -D bl WEST Betelgeuse INI GEM INOR Ju GO BR e Th ckle Si lus gu e R Procyon EO OCl + OCl Pollu x BIG DIPPER -Dbl Arcturus + OCl CANIS M C astor AU RI GA Ca pe Polaris BOOTES rn Saturising ✷ e Th ds Ki b ga Ve EAST Overhead Spi ca CORVUS SOUTH The planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn's rising position are plotted for midMay 2016. Eleven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Mars, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, and Regulus. In addition to stars, other objects that should be visible to the unaided eye are labeled on the map. The double star (Dbl) at the bend of the handle of the Big Dipper is easily detected. The double in Libra is more challenging. The open or galactic star cluster (OCl) known as the “Beehive” can be located between the Gemini twins and Leo. Coma Berenices, “The Hair of Berenice,” is another open cluster (OCl), between Leo and Bootes. Try to observe these objects with unaided eye and binoculars. —D. David Batch