May 2026 Brings Double Moon, Brisk Meteors, and a Clear Milky Way Core
May 2026 offers a rare lunar pair (Flower Moon on May 1 and a blue moon on May 31), a peak Eta Aquariid meteor shower with moonlight limiting visibility, close Mars–Saturn conjunctions around May 12–13, a bright Moon–Venus pairing on May 18, and the best Milky Way core viewing near the May 16 new moon, making it one of the year's most rewarding observing windows for skygazers and astrophotographers.