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Magnificent Saturn

While one can find many images of Saturn and his moons on the internet, there’s nothing like experiencing this magnificent planet firsthand by observing through your own backyard telescope or those at Seagrave Observatory in North Scituate or Ladd Observatory in Providence.

May Astronomical Highlights

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 5 and the passage of Mars through Beehive cluster on May 22-23 highlight astronomical events in May.

Spring Double Stars - Cancer

For our spring double star selection, we’ll say goodbye to Gemini and shift eastward to the faint constellation Cancer. Notable for its bright Messier cluster M44 (the Praesepe), Cancer is also home to a splendid array of double and multiple stars. How many can you notch? (Data from the Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS)

Sky Data

May 11, 2008   23:14 EDT   3:14 UT

Conditions at Seagrave Observatory

Moon PhaseThe Moon
Age7.1d
Illum47.3%
The Sun
Rise5:35
Set19:51

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Skyscrapers Calendar

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Public Night 8:00pm at Seagrave Observatory
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Public Night 8:00pm at Seagrave Observatory
May 31
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Public Night 8:00pm at Seagrave Observatory

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