The Sky This Week, 2013 May 7-14

The Moon returns to the evening sky by the week's end, slipping into
the sky as a thin crescent. New Moon occurs on the 9th at 8:38
pmEastern Daylight Time. Observers on the other side of the world
will be treated to an annular solar eclipse at this time. The path of
this "ring of fire" sky show runs from northern and eastern
Australiaacross the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea before heading out
into the vast open waters of the central Pacific Ocean. At its
greatest extent the Moon will cover just over95% of Old Sol's disc, so
there will be no chance of seeing the delicate features of the solar
corona. Once the Moon enters the local evening sky you can spot her
48-hour-old crescent just under 7 degrees below the Moon in the early
evening twilight. If you have a clear western horizon, look 9 degrees
below and to the right of the Moon on this evening. You may be
rewarded with a quick glimpse of brilliant Venus, now slowly
emergingfrom her recent solar conjunction
Clear skies seem to be at a premiumthese days, but if perchance the
sky does clear this is another great week to "go deep" with telescopic
observing. The absence of the Moon means that it is prime time to
hunt down faint, distant galaxies that haunt the space behind the
constellations of spring. By now most of you should be able to
recognize the Big Dipper and Leo in the mid-evening sky, and the
bright star Arcturus now dominates the eastern sky with its
rose-tinted glow. Farther to the south you'll run into the bright
blue star Spica and the golden hue of Saturn, whichform a nice
triangle with Arcturus. The general part of the sky that's bounded by
these familiar stars is well-known to amateur astronomers as the
"Realm of the Galaxies", because it is here that you will find the
center of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Located some 55-60 million
light-years away from us, there are hundreds if not thousandsof
galaxies associated with the group. It is even though that our Milky
Way galaxy is a far-flung member. Hundreds of these external star
cities are visible to large amateur telescopes, and manyof the
brighter ones can be glimpsed in very modest instruments. If the
weather is clearon Saturday, May 11th, you can explore some of these
distant places with members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club
(NOVAC) at their annual AstronomyDay event at Sky Meadows State Park
near Paris, VA. While the parkcharges a per-car parking fee, the
events get under way at 3:00 pm with safe solar viewing, guest
speakers, and a chance to see whatamateur astronomy is all about.
Details may be found on the Club's website .
Bright Jupiter now peers at me for afew minutes between the roofs of
nearby houses. He is still easily found in the gathering twilight,
but his low altitude makes him almost impossible to observe with the
telescope. Fortunately he will soon be joined by bright Venus in the
twilight sky, and as May ends and June opens Mercury will join the
fray. We might not get our best telescopic views of the giant
planetat this time, but there will be ampletime for interesting photo
opportunities with more conventional gear over the next several weeks.
Golden Saturn now comes into view about 45 minutes after sunset in the
southeastern sky. The planet passed opposition 2 weeks ago, so he's
in the sky all night long. By now you may notice that his rings don't
seem to be quite as bright as they were around opposition. The small
phase angle that's now growing with each passing evening reveals more
and more of the shadow texture of the particles in the rings, causing
them to appear atad dimmer. You'll have to wait for a very still
night to fully appreciate the detail in the planet's ring system. His
southerly declination subjects him to more atmospheric turbulence and
extinction, but on nights when the "seeing" is good you can't find a
more exotic sight inall the heavens!

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