Oklahoma, northwest Texas and the Texas panhandle are bracing for a day of extreme weather, including dangerous tornadoes, flooding and thunderstorms. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65523-tornado-watch-oklahoma.html
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Polaris is the North Star
Many people think Polaris is the sky’s brightest star. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness. Still, Polaris is famous because the entire northern sky wheels around it. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/polaris-the-present-day-north-star…
Moon, Antares, Jupiter on May 19 and 20
On May 19 and 20, 2019, watch for the moon and Jupiter to rise into your eastern sky roughly two hours after sunset. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-jupiter-at-evening-may-19-and-20…
The Weird Reason Tonight’s Full Moon Is ‘Blue’
Usually, a Blue Moon marks the second time a full moon rises within the same month. But the full moon rising on Saturday (May 18) is May’s first full moon, so why are people calling it a Blue Moon? Source: https://www.livescience.com/65514-may-blue-moon.html
May 18 Blue Moon near Antares, Jupiter, Ceres
In North America, the May full moon carries the name Flower Moon. 2019’s May full moon on the 18th is a Blue Moon, the 3rd of 4 moons in a season. This Blue Moon will be near bright Antares and brighter Jupiter. It’ll be poised to occult dwarf planet Ceres. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/seasonal-blue-moon-on-may-18-2019…
Full moon falls on May 18
Full moon – when the moon is most opposite the sun for this month – falls on May 18, 2019, at 21:11 UTC. As the 3rd of 4 full moons in a season, it’ll be called a Blue Moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/full-moon…
Moon and Spica on May 15 and 16
Meet Spica in the constellation Virgo, one of our sky’s most fascinating stars. On May 15 and 16, 2019, the moon is near Spica, which the only bright star in the large, rambling constellation Virgo the Maiden. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-spica-on-may-15-and-16…
Lightsail 2 set to launch in June
“We are go for launch!” said Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye. Funded by space enthusiasts, LightSail 2 aims to accomplish the 1st-ever, controlled solar sail flight in Earth orbit next month. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/lightsail-2-1st-controlled-solar-sail-flight…
Bright star Vega on May evenings
Bright, bluish Vega marks the constellation Lyra the Harp. It’s easy to spot at this time of year. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/look-for-vega-in-the-northeast-in-springtime…
Arcturus cuts through the galaxy’s disk
Arcturus isn’t moving solely within the flat disk of our Milky Way galaxy. It’s cutting perpendicularly through the disk. Millions of years from now, it’ll be lost from view, at least for those who are earthbound and looking with the eye alone. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/bright-orange-arcturus-use-the-big-dipper-to-find-it…