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The Full Moon is Sunday May 31. This is a "Blue" Moon, the second full Moon in a month. Difficult occultation of Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio, on the 31st. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a line. Venus now is seen when the sky is fully dark and is coming closer to Jupiter. The pair are attractive in the late twilight. On the 28th Venus is very close to Epsilon Geminorum. On the 4th Venus, Jupiter and the bright star Pollux form an attractive triangle. The Full Moon is Sunday May 31.This is a "Blue" Moon, the second full Moon in a month. The Moon is at apogee when it is furthest from the Earth furthest from Earth, on the 1st.Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, May 30 as seen from Adelaide at 6:14 ACST (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn and Mars form a line in the twilight. Saturn is now high enough for telescopic observation, and its rings are widening.The inset shows the telescopic view of Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen from…

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