Our Astronomy Calendar

This list combines the list of Bath Astronomers events with the diaries from Dave Eagle and the Virtual Astronomy Club:

	May 2021
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1 Minor Planet Vesta is brighter… Minor Planet Vesta is brighter than mag +7.0 in Leo (fading) April 8, 2021 - May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/Vesta.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Look for Mars low in the weste… Look for Mars low in the western sky once it gets dark. It is moving away from Messier 35 in Gemini. May 1, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/1-Mars-1.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/1-Mars-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	2 Minor Planet Vesta is brighter… Minor Planet Vesta is brighter than mag +7.0 in Leo (fading) April 8, 2021 - May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/Vesta.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club StarGazine Virtual Meeting for… StarGazine Virtual Meeting for StarGazers Lounge. There is no StarGazine this weekend as it is a Bank Holiday. May 2, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Details of these free meetings are here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/295-stargazine See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •
3 Minor Planet Vesta is brighter… Minor Planet Vesta is brighter than mag +7.0 in Leo (fading) April 8, 2021 - May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/Vesta.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Crescent Moon passes south of … Crescent Moon passes south of Saturn low down in the early morning south eastern morning sky. May 3, 2021 - May 4, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/3.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Last Quarter Moon Last Quarter Moon May 3, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/3-MoonPhase.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space. N… Reach Out & Touch Space. No Event today due to UK Bank Holiday. May 3, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • •	4 Minor Planet Vesta is brighter… Minor Planet Vesta is brighter than mag +7.0 in Leo (fading) April 8, 2021 - May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/Vesta.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Crescent Moon passes south of … Crescent Moon passes south of Saturn low down in the early morning south eastern morning sky. May 3, 2021 - May 4, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/3.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Virtual Astronomy Club Meeting… Virtual Astronomy Club Meeting - Katrin Raynor-Evans. Exploring Astronomy and Space through Philately. www.virtual-astro-club.com - 7pm BST May 4, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm www.virtual-astro-club.com![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021-Jan/Slide41.JPG): http://www.virtual-astro-club.com See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •	5 Minor Planet Vesta is brighter… Minor Planet Vesta is brighter than mag +7.0 in Leo (fading) April 8, 2021 - May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/Vesta.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Alan Shepard�… Anniversary of Alan Shepard's launch into space in 1961. May 5, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Comet Leonard passing close to… Comet Leonard passing close to Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major. May 5, 2021 - May 9, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Crescent Moon passes south of … Crescent Moon passes south of Jupiter very low down in south eastern early morning sky. May 5, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/5.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club GoSpaceWatch Online Event. Min… GoSpaceWatch Online Event. Mining the Moon by Dr Hannah Sargeant. May 5, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm £3:00 per ticket. Book your ticket via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mining-the-moon-by-dr-hannah-sargeant-from-the-open-university-tickets-150485938493 Online Lecture: "Mining the Moon" by Dr Hannah Sargeant FRAS of the University of Oxford Wednesday 5th May at 19:30 BST. Open to All. Just £3.00 per participant. About the Lecture: To enable crewed exploration of the Moon and beyond we must utilise local resources on the Moon, this is known as in situ resource utilisation (ISRU). ISRU is a rapidly growing research field with teams investigating what resources are available, how to extract them, and how best to utilise them. In this talk I will outline some of the ISRU projects I have been involved in related to the extraction of water on the Moon, one of the most crucial resources needed for future space exploration. About the Speaker: Hannah is post-doctoral researcher at the Open University (UK) working in the field of lunar resources. She holds a Physics degree from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Space Exploration Systems from the University of Leicester. Hannah recently completed her PhD in Planetary Science at the Open University where she worked with the ProSPA instrument team on water extraction techniques. She has also collaborated on projects at the Lunar and Planetary Institute investigating properties of the lunar poles to support future exploration. Now working with the LUVMI-X rover team, Hannah is investigating ways to reduce the power required for spaceflight mass spectrometers, and ensuring they are protected from the harsh lunar environment. Hannah continues to be a member of the PROSPECT Science team supporting the activities planned for the European Space Agency instrument on-board the Luna-27 mission. See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • • •	6 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower May 6, 2021 The Sky See more details Maximum of Eta Aquarid Meteor … Maximum of Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower (40 per hour) May 6, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Venus & Mercury just visib… Venus & Mercury just visible low in the western twilit evening sky. May 6, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-Mer-Ven.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 6, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Society for Popular Astronomy … Society for Popular Astronomy Live Broadcast Event. May 6, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:59 pm See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • •	7 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Comet Leonard passing close to… Comet Leonard passing close to Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major. May 5, 2021 - May 9, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	8 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Comet Leonard passing close to… Comet Leonard passing close to Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major. May 5, 2021 - May 9, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Lunar Orbiter 4… Anniversary of Lunar Orbiter 4 arriving at The Moon in 1967. May 8, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club British Interplanetary Society… British Interplanetary Society Online Talk May 8, 2021 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Building the UKs first Commercial Vertical Spaceportby Scott Hammond. Free Event. Register using this link: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSese2HrsbVGyo.../viewform: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSese2HrsbVGyoAV9cihnNqLVaGQAGPscWDtT-NpDmXH3qeeeg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2ZYCpTbQ_8_N1rL-dHwkSgCrcM2zs8T0JnRsoygeZ3L8BSYtI9KlxMA0A See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •	9 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Comet Leonard passing close to… Comet Leonard passing close to Dubhe and Merak in Ursa Major. May 5, 2021 - May 9, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club StarGazine Virtual Meeting for… StarGazine Virtual Meeting for StarGazers Lounge. May 9, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Details of these free meetings are here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/295-stargazine See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •
10 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 10, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	11 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club New Moon New Moon May 11, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/11-MoonPhase.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	12 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Ridiculously thin crescent Moo… Ridiculously thin crescent Moon close to Venus in evening sky after sunset. May 12, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/12.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Doncaster Astronomical Society… Doncaster Astronomical Society Virtual Event. May 12, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Peter Dunsby - Dark Energy and Astrophotography Capetown Time: May 12, 2021 07:45 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92462869150?pwd=c0hxTFpnc2s3aVF4SlorZ1IvYmZ2QT09 Meeting ID: 924 6286 9150 Passcode: 403575 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	13 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Extremely thin crescent Moon c… Extremely thin crescent Moon close to Mercury & Venus in the western twilit sky after sunset. May 13, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/13.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 13, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Society for Popular Astronomy … Society for Popular Astronomy Live Broadcast Event. May 13, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:59 pm See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •	14 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Skylab 1 launch… Anniversary of Skylab 1 launch in 1973 May 14, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Blue Origin to Launch New Shep… Blue Origin to Launch New Shepard NS-14 May 14, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Blue Origin to Launch New Shepard NS-14 on Thursday 14 January. Watch the mission live from 15:30 GMT. https://www.blueorigin.com See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	15 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Comet Leonard passes between D… Comet Leonard passes between Dubhe & Merak in Ursa Major. May 15, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/15-Leonard-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	16 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Anniversary of Venera 5 impact… Anniversary of Venera 5 impacting Venus in 1969. May 16, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Mars 1.5°S from Moon Mars 1.5°S from Moon May 16, 2021 The Sky See more details StarGazine Virtual Meeting for… StarGazine Virtual Meeting for StarGazers Lounge. May 16, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Details of these free meetings are here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/295-stargazine See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • •
17 Anniversary of Venera 6 impact… Anniversary of Venera 6 impacting on Venus in 1969. May 17, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Mercury at Greatest Eastern El… Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation May 17, 2021 The Sky See more details Mercury at greatest eastern el… Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (22°) May 17, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17-1.JPG) ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17-2.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Thick crescent Moon close to M… Thick crescent Moon close to M44, Beehive cluster in Cancer. May 17, 2021 - May 18, 2021 !](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17.JPG)![: https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17-Moon.JPG See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 17, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • •	18 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Thick crescent Moon close to M… Thick crescent Moon close to M44, Beehive cluster in Cancer. May 17, 2021 - May 18, 2021 !](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17.JPG)![: https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/17-Moon.JPG See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Virtual Astronomy Club Meeting… Virtual Astronomy Club Meeting - Paul Money - Subject To Be Confirmed. www.virtual-astro-club.com - 7pm BST May 18, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm www.virtual-astro-club.com![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021-Jan/Slide41.JPG): http://www.virtual-astro-club.com See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Lunar V Visible Lunar V Visible May 18, 2021 10:00 pm - 12:00 am ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/18-LunarV.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Lunar X Visible Lunar X Visible May 18, 2021 10:00 pm - 12:00 am Taken from Mary McIntyre's Astronomy / Science Blog: https://marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com/2021/01/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2021.html ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/18-LunarX.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • •	19 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon May 19, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/19-MoonPhase.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes north of Regulus. Moon passes north of Regulus. May 19, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	20 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 20, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Society for Popular Astronomy … Society for Popular Astronomy Live Broadcast Event. May 20, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:59 pm See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	21 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	22 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	23 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes north of Spica. Moon passes north of Spica. May 23, 2021 - May 24, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/23.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club StarGazine Virtual Meeting for… StarGazine Virtual Meeting for StarGazers Lounge. May 23, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Details of these free meetings are here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/295-stargazine See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •
24 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes north of Spica. Moon passes north of Spica. May 23, 2021 - May 24, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/23.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 24, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • •	25 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •	26 Favourable Apparition of Mare … Favourable Apparition of Mare Orientale. May 26, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/28-Mare-Ori.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Full Moon Full Moon May 26, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/26-MoonPhase.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes north of Antares Moon passes north of Antares May 26, 2021 - May 27, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/27.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse May 26, 2021 The Sky See more details Total Lunar Eclipse - Not Visi… Total Lunar Eclipse - Not Visible from the UK. 🙁 May 26, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club BA monthly talk by Pete Willia… BA monthly talk by Pete Williamson May 26, 2021 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom Wednesday 26th May – Monthly meeting. Topic: The Moon and moons of the Solar System Bath Astronomers monthly meeting for all members and new comers to meet up, enjoy perhaps a new topic and a cup of tea and a biscuit. Held on the last Wednesday of every month at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, 19 New King Street. The format is open and comprises an update for the month and a talk on an astronomy topic within the reach of amateurs. See more details Doncaster Astronomical Society… Doncaster Astronomical Society Virtual Meeting May 26, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Black Holes - Anthony Southwell Time: May 26, 2021 07:45 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91871325028?pwd=bmIxb0x3WittRHlwR3IzejNJeDF5dz09 Meeting ID: 918 7132 5028 Passcode: 329597 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club GoSpaceWatch Meeting. From Sco… GoSpaceWatch Meeting. From Scotland to Space by Robin Hague. May 26, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GospaceWatch Online Lecture: From Scotland to Space by Robin Hague of Skyrora Skyrora designs, manufactures and deploys rockets to clear the way for small satellite manufacturers looking to access Space. Headquartered in Edinburgh, and with facilities across Europe, Skyrora is developing launch vehicle technology to ensure that the life-changing benefits of space are realised here on Earth. Our mission is to realise the tangible benefits of responsive access to, and responsible exploitation of, Space for the increased well-being of life on Earth. In this presentation, Robin will discuss the developing technologies and facilities from Skyrora, with an overview of the Company's aspirations in the future UK Launch market. More details about Skyrora can be found here: www.skyrora.com: https://www.skyrora.com The event is open to all and costs just £3.00 per person. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite here: https://skyrora.eventbrite.co.uk ![](https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F134527737%2F321696613737%2F1%2Foriginal.20210506-140648?w=800&auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&rect=0%2C41%2C552%2C276&s=ef8c1c506d69a3024ff378c4831001e6) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • • • • •	27 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Favourable Apparition of Mare … Favourable Apparition of Mare Orientale. May 26, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/28-Mare-Ori.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Moon passes north of Antares Moon passes north of Antares May 26, 2021 - May 27, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/27.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 27, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Society for Popular Astronomy … Society for Popular Astronomy Live Broadcast Event. May 27, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:59 pm See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • • • • •	28 Eta Aquarid Meteor shower acti… Eta Aquarid Meteor shower active. April 19, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/6-1.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Favourable Apparition of Mare … Favourable Apparition of Mare Orientale. May 26, 2021 - May 28, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/28-Mare-Ori.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •	29 Anniversary of space shuttle D… Anniversary of space shuttle Discovery docking with The International Space Station in 1999. May 29, 2021 See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Mercury 0.4° from Venus Mercury 0.4° from Venus May 29, 2021 The Sky See more details • •	30 StarGazine Virtual Meeting for… StarGazine Virtual Meeting for StarGazers Lounge. May 30, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Details of these free meetings are here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/295-stargazine See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club •
31 Moon passes south of Saturn Moon passes south of Saturn May 31, 2021 ![](https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Sky-Diary/2021/May/31.JPG) See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club Reach Out & Touch Space Reach Out & Touch Space May 31, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Astro Chat and Music with Astro Radio. Details of the event and how to apply to be on the live panel on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reachouttouchspace Schedule of events is here: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!\[\](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F: https://www.astroradio.earth/schedule.html!%5B%5D(https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/155563170_3541037152690129_3537601882213773350_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=LyMLboqjHFkAX8ljMIf&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=3905607c70a1f0b32ff8767c9a465a8f&oe=6064D92F)) ![](https://scontent.fltn3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/174337676_3666938476766662_7845949518337557444_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=h2y36tO9_TUAX_SRn5-&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn3-2.fna&tp=6&oh=00800f7ddb34786e567d30861191bdb9&oe=609DFEEA See more details Supplied by the Virtual Astronomy Club • •

You can share the Bath Astronomers’ calendar in your own diary/calendar such as Outlook if it uses ICal and .ics files. Most apps and desktop applications now do. Simply add the new source https://bathastronomers.org.uk/calendar

New Moon	First Quarter	Full Moon	Last Quarter
Tue 11 May	Wed 19 May	Wed 26 May	Wed 2 Jun
Thu 10 Jun	Fri 18 Jun	Thu 24 Jun	Thu 1 Jul
Sat 10 Jul	Sat 17 Jul	Sat 24 Jul	Sat 31 Jul
Sun 8 Aug	Sun 15 Aug	Sun 22 Aug	Mon 30 Aug

Shower	Start	Peak	End	ZHR
Eta Aquariids	19 Apr	6 May	28 May	50
Eta Lyrids	3 May	9 May	14 May	3

Planet	Rises	Sets	Constellation	Disk Size	Sun separation
Mercury	Wednesday 05:08:20	Wednesday 21:58:18	Tau	7.1" (54%)	21.1°
Venus	Wednesday 04:58:20	Wednesday 20:55:33	Tau	10.0" (16%)	12.1°
Mars	Thursday 07:16:48	Thursday 23:56:40	Gem	4.4" (17%)	49.4°
Jupiter	Thursday 01:55:11	Thursday 11:52:11	Aqr	37.9" (77%)	82.6°
Saturn	Thursday 01:19:27	Thursday 10:18:25	Cap	16.5" (82%)	99.0°
Uranus	Wednesday 04:05:06	Wednesday 18:42:37	Ari	3.4" (83%)	10.2°
Neptune	Thursday 02:37:29	Thursday 14:00:45	Aqr	2.2" (100%)	59.8°

Messier	Name	Type	Magnitude	Constellation
M44	Beehive Cluster	Open Cluster	3.1	Cancer
M67	NGC2682	Open Cluster	6.9	Cancer
M81	Bodes Nebula	Spiral Galaxy	6.8	Ursa Major
M82	Cigar Galaxy	Ir. Gx.	8.4	Ursa Major

Date	Mag	Start	Max	End
Thu 13 May	-2.0	01:04:55 look E alt 39°	39°	01:07:06 look E alt 11°
Thu 13 May	-2.9	02:37:55 look W alt 15°	87°	02:43:57 look E alt 11°
Thu 13 May	-2.2	04:14:24 look W alt 12°	42°	04:20:34 look SE alt 10°
Fri 14 May	-1.2	00:18:19 look E alt 23°	23°	00:19:41 look E alt 10°
Fri 14 May	-2.9	01:51:18 look W alt 24°	83°	01:56:30 look E alt 11°
Fri 14 May	-2.6	03:26:43 look W alt 10°	56°	03:33:14 look ESE alt 10°
Fri 14 May	-0.6	21:51:28 look SSE alt 10°	13°	21:54:12 look ESE alt 10°
Fri 14 May	-2.3	23:25:48 look SW alt 10°	47°	23:32:16 look E alt 10°
Sat 15 May	-2.9	01:02:28 look W alt 11°	85°	01:09:03 look E alt 11°
Sat 15 May	-2.8	02:39:18 look W alt 11°	71°	02:45:52 look ESE alt 11°
Sat 15 May	-1.3	04:16:30 look W alt 11°	22°	04:21:33 look SSE alt 11°
Sat 15 May	-1.9	22:38:46 look SW alt 11°	35°	22:44:36 look E alt 11°
Sun 16 May	-2.9	00:15:02 look W alt 11°	88°	00:21:36 look E alt 11°
Sun 16 May	-2.9	01:51:52 look W alt 11°	84°	01:58:26 look ESE alt 11°
Sun 16 May	-1.7	03:28:51 look W alt 11°	31°	03:34:37 look SSE alt 11°
Sun 16 May	-1.5	21:51:33 look SSW alt 10°	25°	21:57:12 look E alt 10°
Sun 16 May	-2.9	23:27:36 look WSW alt 11°	77°	23:34:09 look E alt 11°
Mon 17 May	-2.9	01:04:26 look W alt 11°	87°	01:11:00 look E alt 11°
Mon 17 May	-2.1	02:41:27 look W alt 12°	42°	02:47:21 look SE alt 12°
Mon 17 May	-0.4	04:19:53 look SW alt 10°	10°	04:21:11 look SSW alt 10°
Mon 17 May	-2.8	22:40:12 look WSW alt 11°	62°	22:46:44 look E alt 10°
Tue 18 May	-2.9	00:16:58 look W alt 11°	83°	00:23:16 look E alt 13°
Tue 18 May	-2.1	01:53:46 look W alt 10°	41°	01:56:13 look WSW alt 41°
Tue 18 May	-2.5	21:52:51 look SW alt 10°	48°	21:59:19 look E alt 10°
Tue 18 May	-2.9	23:29:31 look W alt 11°	85°	23:36:05 look E alt 11°
Wed 19 May	-2.8	01:06:21 look W alt 11°	71°	01:09:37 look SSW alt 71°
Wed 19 May	-3.0	22:42:04 look W alt 11°	89°	22:48:38 look E alt 11°
Thu 20 May	-2.9	00:18:55 look W alt 11°	84°	00:23:17 look ESE alt 40°
Thu 20 May	-0.5	01:55:53 look W alt 11°	14°	01:56:25 look W alt 14°
Thu 20 May	-3.0	21:54:38 look WSW alt 11°	77°	22:01:11 look E alt 11°
Thu 20 May	-2.9	23:31:28 look W alt 11°	87°	23:37:13 look E alt 17°
Fri 21 May	-1.4	01:08:29 look W alt 12°	27°	01:10:05 look WSW alt 27°
Fri 21 May	-3.0	22:44:00 look W alt 11°	83°	22:50:34 look E alt 11°
Sat 22 May	-2.5	00:20:48 look W alt 10°	55°	00:24:03 look SSW alt 55°

May 2021