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Economic Times
6 days ago
- Science
- Economic Times
Smiley Face in US Sky: What is this rare celestial event, when will it appear, and what is best time and place to watch
On May 29, a crescent moon will align with the bright stars, Castor and Pollux, to create a face with a smile in the western US sky. Skywatchers can observe this rare alignment around 45 minutes after sunset until it disappears around midnight. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads When will Smiley Face Appear? Best Time and Place to Watch Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Greek Mythology Connection Crescent Moon to Grow FAQs A rare celestial event will be visible across the United States on May 29. A crescent moon will appear with two bright stars, Castor and Pollux , forming a pattern that looks like a smiley face. The event will take place in the western sky shortly after moon will appear around 45 minutes after the sun sets. At that time, the sky will begin to darken. This will make bright celestial bodies easier to see. The moon will be a thin crescent, positioned about 20 degrees above the horizon. It will form the 'smiley face' shape in the the moon, the stars Castor and Pollux will be visible. They will appear roughly 5 degrees above the moon. Castor will be on the right, and Pollux on the left. Together with the crescent moon, they will create a pattern that looks like a face with a lopsided in the US will have about three hours to see the event. It will be visible until around midnight, depending on location. A stargazing app can help find the best local times. The stars will be the last part to set below the and Pollux are named after twin figures in Greek mythology. They are the two brightest stars in the Gemini constellation. Pollux is a red giant, while Castor is a six-star system. Castor shines less brightly than the event, the crescent moon will continue to grow. It will reach its first quarter phase by June 2. At that time, half the moon will be visible from best time is about 45 minutes after sunset on May 29. The event lasts until around midnight, depending on your apps can guide viewers to Castor and Pollux. Holding your fist out can also help estimate distances between stars and the moon.
Scotsman
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Album reviews: Gloria Estefan Lavinia Blackwall
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Gloria Estefan: Raices (Crescent Moon/Sony Music Latin) ★★★ Faith Eliott: Dryas (Lost Map) ★★★★★ Lavinia Blackwall: The Making (The Barne Society) ★★★★ Latin superstar Gloria Estefan marks 50 years in music with her first Spanish language album in almost two decades. Raices, meaning 'roots', is a vibrant exploration of her Cuban-American heritage, written and produced by her husband Emilio Estefan. Its title track is a joyous Cubano catharsis, with lyrics translating as 'if you want a good harvest, you need to know how to sow, with faith and dedication, that tree will grow roots'. Gloria Estefan | Crescent Moon/Sony Music Latin Elsewhere, Estefan helms the big band clamour and salsa explosion of La Vecina (No Se Na) with infectious verve, delivers impassioned balladeering on Tan Iguales y Tan Diferentes, accompanied by Spanish guitar and lush orchestration, and settles into a gentler middle of the road sway on Cuando el Tiempo Nos Castiga. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Edinburgh-based singer/songwriter Faith Eliott is something special, following up debut album Impossible Bodies with another imaginative dive into science, nature and mythology. Dryas is a gorgeous, gentle, poignant and hopeful folk pop fantasia, where the elemental intersects with the digital. Eliott dives into apocalypse stories on snowglobe, weaves a sparse, gothic anthropomorphic yarn on thys creatur and presides beautifully over an ode of unrequited love from a hagfish to a giant isopod, where the needy meets the unavailable on the ocean floor. Faith Eliott | Contributed Trembling Bells frontwoman Lavinia Blackwall is a similarly bold stylist. Her latest solo album is a full folk band fiesta in the spirit of Pentangle and Steeleye Span with her own soaring vocal as the star instrument. Maggie Reilly of Moonlight Shadow fame guests on My Hopes Are All Mine, a bitter tale of inequality, themed round the creaky turning of the wheel of fortune. Laura J Martin adds ye olde recorder part to the folk fable Scarlett Fever, while Blackwall veers into plaintive baroque pop on We All Get Lost and lets loose her inner Kate Bush on the glam eccentricity of Morning To Remember. CLASSICAL Yeol Eum Sol: Ravel & Bach (Naïve) ★★★★ Yet more Maurice Ravel to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, this time from dynamic South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son with The Hague's Residentie Orkest under Anja Bihlmaier. Both Son and Bihlmaier have hugely impressed live audiences in Scotland of late, performing with the SCO and BBC SSO respectively. But here they are together in a Ravel piano concerto double bill – the scintillating G major and hybrid Left Hand Concerto (written for Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in the First World War) – and the teamwork is exemplary. Son brings freshly-conceived excitement to the G major, a glorious mix of zestfulness and laid-back poeticism, woozy and bluesy in the slow movement, pyrotechnically scintillating in the Finale, with Bihlmaier deploying lightning orchestral fire in response. The Left Hand Concerto is weightier, but still possesses drive and determined musicality. Son ends with four left hand solo transcriptions by Wittgenstein. Ken Walton JAZZ Tom Lyne with Dave Milligan: Well Mixed Blue (LisaLeo Records) ★★★★ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
LBCI
27-05-2025
- General
- LBCI
Saudi Arabia announces Eid al-Adha on June 6
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah. As a result, Eid al-Adha will be observed on Friday, June 6, with the Day of Arafah on Thursday, June 5.
The National
26-05-2025
- General
- The National
Eid Al Adha 2025 expected on June 6 with calls for moon sighting tomorrow
Eid Al Adha moved a step closer to being confirmed to begin on Friday, June 6. The likelihood of it falling on that date increased on Sunday when Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court called for Muslims to look for the Dhu Al Hijja crescent moon on Tuesday evening. Eid Al Adha is expected to begin on Friday, June 6, until Sunday, June 8. A four-day break could be likely for many with Arafat Day set to take place on Thursday, June 5. An occasion celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Eid Al Adha begins on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijja, the last month in the Islamic calendar. The first day of the Islamic month is expected to start on Wednesday, May 28.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
See a Meteor Shower, Planet Lineup, and More in the May 2025 Night Sky
May 3: Mars Passes Beehive Star Cluster May 5-6: Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peaks May 12: Full Flower Moon May 22: Lineup of the Crescent Moon, Saturn, and Venus May 31: Crescent Moon Meets MarsSpring has officially sprung, and a night of stargazing is among the best ways to celebrate this change of season. May's planet-packed stargazing lineup makes that easy. This month has everything from a meteor shower peak to multiple moon-planet meetups. Don't forget to keep an eye on northern lights activity this month as well. Since we're in the peak period of aurora activity, a strong lights night could appear at any time. (Last year's spectacular May aurora displays brought vivid lights to low latitudes around the world, from Hawaii to the Bahamas.) While you can see many of May's night-sky sights without instruments, a pair of stargazing binoculars is always nice to keep handy. More important, though, is finding a sky-watching locale with minimal light pollution. (Here are some of our favorite DarkSky-certified spots.) With that, it's time for the good stuff: here are the best stargazing events to bookmark this month. On the night of May 3, Mars and a half moon will appear to nearly meet in the western sky. According to stargazing app SkySafari, the large Beehive star cluster, a swarm of 1,000 stars, will join the fun just left of Mars; you'll need a pair of stargazing binoculars to see it. Mars and the moon will be visible right after sunset, and will stay in the sky until around 3:30 a.m. Look for Jupiter above the western horizon this night, too. Point your eyes skyward early the mornings of May 5 and May 6 for the peak of Eta Aquariids activity. The Eta Aquariids meteor shower runs from April 15 to May 27, but it reaches its greatest period of productivity in the pre-dawn hours—an ideal time for sky-watching, as the moon sets around 3:40 a.m. You could see up to 60 meteors per hour during peak conditions and under dark, moonless skies, but the best viewing is in the southern U.S., and especially the southern hemisphere, according to Related | A Complete Guide to Every Expected Meteor Shower in 2025 | Learn More The full flower moon—a name given for spring's proliferation of blossoms—will grace our skies on May 12. It reaches peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac, and you can enjoy the bright space rock the nights of May 11 and 12. It looks most dramatic as it rises in the evening, especially with structures on the horizon for scale, like buildings or trees. It will rise on the southeast horizon; don't miss Mars and Jupiter above the western horizon, too. In the pre-dawn hours of May 22, the thin crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus will appear in a relatively straight diagonal line above the east horizon. Saturn and the moon will hover closest to each other, while bright Venus will glow just to their left, directly above the eastern horizon. Watch the next morning, May 23, to see the moon in between Venus and Saturn. The stargazing month closes out very much like it started—with the moon and Mars meeting in the sky again, according to SkySafari. The duo will appear above the western horizon after sunset; you can catch a glimpse of Jupiter near the northwest horizon early this evening as well. Read the original article on Travel & Leisure
