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Cielo nocturno de Mayo : ¿Qué observar?

Like the previous month, with the excuse of a possible departure next Friday astronomical 14 with the association Astromenorca , write this post where I'll try to collect the " Cuatr or" things most interesting in a way we could observe with our telescopes for the month of May, and planned and mine;)

probably leave me many things the ink ... I do not intend to create the perfect guide or anything, but if anything that collects some interesting things for a newbie like me have no where to start and get lost in the vastness of the universe to look up.

good thing in the first weeks of May is that the moon will not be present during the early hours of the night, allowing us to enjoy deep sky. If we focus on the Friday 14, the moon is hidden by the horizon while the Sun, so NO PROBLEM ( other thing is you want to watch the moon, then it will take from 17 or 18 early hours of the night, they hide in the west ).

In global, we served with the same neighbors in recent months. Venus is very bright in the west after the sun and get overnight, Mars and Saturn will stroll over our heads going "unnoticed" among the stars. This will be his position for the day 14.

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And what deep sky concerns, like the month of April, the first hours of the night we are looking at the outside of the Via Way, giving us the opportunity to observe many galaxies. We use the post mentioned in April (see post here ). With this we have " work" for a good time ... :) Here is a summary of the comments ( reduced copy + paste ... ):

- Bode's Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82) : are a group of galaxies located in Ursa Major, being highly recommended for its great luminosity.

- spiral galaxy M94, located in the constellation

Hounds - Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) : Actually there are two galaxies the M51 and NGC 5195. It is one of the brightest galaxies in the Northern Hemisphere. We can find between the Hounds and the Big Dipper.

- Black Eye Galaxy (M64) : Located in the constellation of Berenice.

- Sombrero Galaxy (M104) : Near the constellation Virgo, to Cuervo.

- Virgo Cluster: A large cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Virgo. We can find the giant M87, M49 , M86 and M84 , among others.

A part of galaxies, we can also see other objects: open clusters and globular clusters. Among them the following:

- M67: Open Cluster in Cancer located, with plenty of stars of different magnitudes.

- M44: Open Cluster located in Cancer, also known as "The Manger."

- M3: Globular cluster to the right of "The Herdsman." It is one of the brightest.

- M13: Globular Cluster in Hercules located. Known as "The Great Hercules Cluster."

- M5: Globular cluster located in Serpens.

- M4 : globular cluster located in Scorpio. We will have to wait past midnight for it to rise a little above the horizon. But it is worth seeing.

There are others but I think these have enough ... do not you think? ;) The night is young ... but we must not abuse ........ , P

From the 01:00 h on the South-East will begin to poke the Milky Way, giving us the opportunity to see another category of objects: nebulae. Here some " pa start."

- M57: Planetary nebula known as the Ring Nebula. " Can be found in Lyra.

- M16 : Located between the "Snake" and "Shield" is an open star cluster associated with an emission nebula. Also known as "The Eagle Nebula." It will not be visible until after 2:00 h am. that is when the horizon starts to rise.

- M27: Planetary Nebula in the constellation of Vulpecula (...). Also known as the Dumbbell Nebula.

And finally, here is a sky chart with all the items mentioned in this post, both galaxies, clusters and nebulae. Your situation is not accurate, it is just to have an orientation.

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Nothing else, just wait to arrive on Friday and if it is made out ... ENJOY! ;) See y. .. Clear skies to all!