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What to look for: Morning Meteors and May Planets See Mars, Saturn, and Mercury in the May morning sky. Antares slips behind the Moon for East Coast U.S. skywatchers. And the eta Aquariid meteors peak May 6th. TranscriptWhat’s Up for May? The Moon hangs out with Saturn twice this month, the Scorpion’s “heart” briefly goes missing, and meteors in the morning, courtesy of Comet Halley. On May 3rd, in the hour or so before dawn, you’ll find the crescent Moon rising with Saturn in morning twilight. The pair are trailed by the Red Planet, Mars, which rises about 45 minutes after Saturn. They form a…

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