The sky, May 5-12: Summer triangle appears in the East

The sky, May 5-12: Summer triangle appears in the East

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 5, 2024 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SUNDAY, MAY 5 ■ A gigantic spring asterism you may not know is the Great Diamond, some 50° tall and extending over five constellations. It now stands upright in the southeast to south after dusk. Its stars are magnitudes 0, 1 ,2 and 3. Start with Spica, its […]