What's Up: May 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2023?

Venus reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the year, while Jupiter disappears behind the Moon for some U.S. observers. Plus, some key differences in the Southern Hemisphere's skies compared to those of the North.

0:00 Intro
0:12 Moon & planet pairings
1:16 Venus at its highest
1:38 Skies of the Southern Hemisphere
3:48 May Moon phases

[TerraSpaceIndustries]

hi!, im a 13 year old from south wales, ive been observing some planets with my star teliscope, taken some photo's of Venus and jupiter/jupiters moon's, i have spotted saturn in my teliscope, the rings are amazing

[amantryingtoprogress]

Southern hemisphere inhabitant here! Thank you for talking about our skies! It is indeed beautiful to see Sirius, Canopus and Alpha Centauri at the same time! But I haven't had the chance to marvel at the Big Dipper and the Nortern Star yet! I hope to get it asap.

[RIXRADvidz]

2:06, the Orion on the right looks like the drawing on the Nazca plains

[liam_taco]

Please don't stop doing these. super informative

[sirswagalish]

northern hemisphere here in canada! i love sky watching!

[Chirag-]

I hope that I get a chance to observe skies from southern hemisphere

[jaredevildog]

Awesome! Thanks for the information 😀👍

[jangruber]

I love these! Thanks, keep them coming! ❤⭐

[oninoyakamo]

2:50 Canopus is not a star in Taurus. That image is incorrect

[SunRaIV]

Will there be an higher tide when jupiter and moon are same direction ?

[Solo]

Fork I need to move to southern hemisphere of this planet.

[pennygrindle]

Why do Mars and Saturn seem to overlap?