Star Trak
The eastern sky will be crowded before dawn in July. Venus, Mars, the crescent moon and the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters will compete for attention in a series of striking formations. The constellation Taurus the Bull, where all of this will happen, will be hard to recognize.
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Seven planets will be visible in the night sky during June, led by Jupiter high in the south and Venus low in the southeast. Jupiter will be accompanied by Neptune all month, while Venus and Mars will be close companions.
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Free popcorn, the planet Saturn, mysterious shaving cream atoms and Australian sheep farmers should make Wednesday nights starting in June intriguing for families taking part in the Indiana University Astronomy Department's International Year of Astronomy Summer Film Series.
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Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Venus and Mars will all be visible in the night skies of May, though not all at the same time. A meteor shower that lasts about a week will make things even more interesting.
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Saturday (May 2) is your chance to stare at the sun with no negative side effects as Indiana University Department of Astronomy's Kirkwood Observatory hosts a public open house where the focus will be on the observatory's solar telescope.
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Mercury will make its best evening showing of the year during the second half of April, when it will appear near the Pleiades star cluster low in the west-northwest after sunset. On April 9, Mercury will be as bright as the sky's brightest star, Sirius.
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