The image above shows an Eta Aquarid meteor shower streaking over Tullahoma, Tennessee, in May 2013.

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At a Glance

May will see the return an annual meteor shower and great views of our solar system's planets. The fifth month of the year will close out with the Full Milk Moon.

The fifth month of the year has finally brought out the summer temperatures, and it will also bring a number of celestial events to the skies.

Here are the events skywatchers will want to have on their calendar this month.

Moon and Saturn Visit the Teapot

On May 4, the moon and the ringed planet will venture close to a pattern of stars known as the Teapot. The trio will be visible roughly an hour before the sun rises.

Mars will be the brightestand reach the largest size out of the planets thanks to its distinct orbit.

The Teapot can be found in the western portion of the Sagittariusconstellation.

Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

The annual phenomenon produced by the tail of Halley’s Comet can be seen from April 19 to May 26and will reach its peak before dawn on May 6.

Skywatchers can expect up to a couple dozen of the meteors, as well as some fireballs, per hour as the phenomenon reaches its peak.

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Vesta Changes Direction

On May 8, the asteroid belt’s second most massive object will stop orbiting eastward and spin into a retrograde loop through late summer.

The asteroid has a , according to Space.com. It can be spotted from Earth with just the naked eye, hovering 6 degrees to Saturn’s upper right.

Jupiter Opposes the Sun

May 8 will also see the gas planet sitting opposite the sun, where it will be visible through the night. It will be at making its brightest and largest appearance of the year.

Typically Jupiter and its four satellites block each other, casting shadows and making it hard to see the planet.

Venus Meets the Moon

The moon will appear in the sky as a thin crescent with Venus on May 17.

Venus, which can always be found near the sun, will shine brightlyduring the phenomenon, which will occurwithin an hour after the sun sets.

Moon Meets Jupiter

The moon and the largest planet in our solar system will glide east to west in the overnight sky on May 26 once it becomes dark.

They will form a triangle with Spica, the bright star that leads the Virgo constellation.

New Moon

The moon will travel between the sun and our home planet on May 15. It will be totally blocked from view, as sunlight will only reach its far side and the celestial object will be in the same part of the sky as the sun.

A slender crescent moon will re-appear a day or two after the New Moon.

Full Milk Moon

On May 29, the full moon will rise in the east with no shadows cast on it.

It is also known as the Full Flower Moon or Full Corn Planting Moon, as Native Americans used it to and to put anend tolong-lasting frosts, according to Almanac.com.