Sunset at 8:11 pm. Objects to view will start with a beautiful crescent Moon. As the sun sets, drop your gaze toward the horizon to find the planet Venus very low near the horizon. Between the Moon and Venus the diminutive planet Mercury is visible which will display a crescent phase similar to the Moon. Also visible are the globular cluster M5 (a giant sphere of stars), La Superba (a red, super giant star), M13 (Hercules Cluster) also another globular but among the ones most easily visible in the northern hemisphere. The Ghost of Jupiter, remnants of a super nova explosion along with many other beautiful deep sky objects that should be visible weather permitting.
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Earlier Event: April 17
April Astronomy Night
Later Event: June 12
Gateways to Space at the Putnam Museum - Saturday