switch (j) { Venus climbs higher in the sky each night for the next couple of months, while Jupiter dives after the Sun. Managing Editor: Earth's rotation at the equator. Mitzi Adams and Alphonse Sterling, both astronomers at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are particularly excited to observe the lunar eclipse. A few weeks ago, a beautiful image of the Cartwheel Galaxy was published, and this week, some incredible images of Jupiter were released. Of these, 99.8 percent come from asteroids. Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) Sterling notes that the long duration of the total eclipse offers amateur shutterbugs plenty of time to experiment with photographing the event. So here's hoping you try your hand at spotting Ceres as you explore the skies above your home planet this month. Every day in 1995, NASA chose a photo from the Hubble as their Astronomy Picture of the Day. Sky chart showing how Jupiter and Mars will appear in the pre-sunrise sky on May 28-30. Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford. A possible newcomer this year is the tau Herculid shower, forecast to peak on the night of May 30 and early morning of May 31. Month: function fullHeightWidthIframe(){ document.write('