By Steve Spaleta | May 1, 2017 09:06am ET
Mars and Jupiter are the evening planets while Saturn and Venus are visible in the morning. The Virgo constellation is a great target this month. On the night of May 4-5, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks with up to 10 meteors per hour. [Best Telescopes for the Money]
credit : NASA and the Office of Public Outreach (STScI)
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