James Edgar

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed

Taipei tracked 130 Chinese aircraft and more than 50 vessels during the drill.

The moon begins the month in full phase, and slightly south of Spica, the bright star in Virgo, The Maiden.

The Moon is full as May begins. On the 3rd, Antares, the bright star in Scorpius, is a half-degree away from the Moon, an occultation in the Southern Hemisphere. Apogee occurs on the 4th, at a distance of 405,839 km.

The moon is full as May begins. May 3, Antares, the bright star in Scorpius, is a half-degree away from the moon, an occultation in the Southern Hemisphere.

Moon lines up stage right with Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.

The moon has just passed full phase among the stars of Sagittarius, the Archer, as the month begins. The next event is July 10, when the moon is among the stars of the Pleiades, in Taurus, the Bull. July 11, Mars and Uranus join with the moon's waning sliver for a photo op, but you have to be up very late or very early – 2 a.m. By July 13, the moon is at perigee of 359,112 kilometres. New moon occurs on the following day, and the Beehive Cluster (M44) provides a backdrop on July 15.

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The Moon is just past full as the month opens, reaching last quarter on the 5th. This month features significant celestial events including a total solar eclipse on the 12th and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on the 12th.