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NASA's May sky guide ends with a rare Blue Moon

NASA's May 2026 skywatching guide highlights pre-dawn meteors, a Moon-Venus meetup and a rare Blue Moon at the end of the month.

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NASA's May sky guide ends with a rare Blue Moon
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NASA's May skywatching guide offers the pleasingly practical kind of astronomy: pre-dawn shooting stars, a bright Moon and Venus meeting, and a rare Blue Moon to close the month. It is less a breaking-news item than an invitation to attach dates and directions to wonder.

For a Sunday edition, it earns its place because it gives the reader something to do. Put the interesting nights in the calendar, check the cloud cover, and let the sky be a system that does not require a login.

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