Those looking for a celestial escape from the everyday drudgery are being urged to turn their eyes skywards over the coming month
Budding astronomers are being urged to start by checking out the moon.
An update for the month from Steve Szwajkun of Shropshire Astronomy Society, pointed to some of the highlights ahead throughout May. "The colour of stars give some indication as to their temperature and age, with a blue-white hue indicating a young hot star whereas the older stars tend to appear orange.
"Saturn returns, emerging into the pre-dawn sky following its conjunction with the Sun in February. We need to wait until the later part of the month for it to climb substantially out of the horizon murk to get a better view."There is no doubt that one of the most alluring naked-eye sights is that of a thin crescent Moon hanging low in the evening sky, set against the backdrop of a deepening blue twilight.
He said:"When you first venture out to observe the night sky you may well be disappointed at how few stars you can see. However wait for 20 minutes and you will be amazed how much your night vision improves. The main reason for this ‘dark adaption’ is that the pupil of your eye grows larger allowing more light to enter the eye. More importantly in dark conditions the retina of your eye builds up its reserves of rhodopsin, the chemical that responds to light.
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