The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks the night of May 5-6, after midnight only expect to see about 10 meteors per hour because of the light from a bright moon.
Through a telescope, Mercury will be visible during the early days of of the month, but phases of Venus will be visible all month long. The constellation Virgo looms large the evening southern sky, and the Virgo cluster galaxies can be seen with binoculars.
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