There may be thin clouds overhead, but a few of us will be out at Myrtle and Lime Streets in Monrovia with telescopes tonight anyway. On tap will be the moon for sure, Jupiter setting early and Saturn rising. Last weekend 11 of our intrepid Sidewalk Astronomer family headed out to Black Canyon Group Campground in Mojave National Preserve for the spring version of our twice-a-year public dark sky star parties. A fabulous time was had by all - there were about 70 people there and 7 telescopes to look through. Here is a writeup from one of the many media there: http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/tn-vsl-0515-a-star-party-in-the-desert,0,... And here is my monthly video, all about spring constellations, and how you can find them when they are close to the moon (like Leo and the moon tonight!) Each of the constellations I cover this month yields beautiful deep sky objects we love to observe in the dark skies of the desert, with astrophotos contributed by Mojo. http://youtu.be/sqnHaIYn_tc Our Otastro website has May viewing tips and the next star party dates http://www.otastro.org/ Jane and the astro gang -- Jane Houston Jones Monrovia, CA What's Up Podcast for May: Spring constellations On Youtube: http://youtu.be/sqnHaIYn_tc Twitter: http://twitter.com/jhjones /CassiniSaturn /otastro My Blog: http://jane.whiteoaks.com/ Yosemite Star Party Video http://www.youtube.com/user/yosemitenationalpark?feature=watch