April showers bring, well, May snow flurries, at least in this part of the world! But when the clouds break and the snow melts, May will also bring a number of memorable celestial sights and events. There’s the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, the sister shower of October’s better-known Orionids when bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet blaze their way through the upper atmosphere. All five of the brightest planets are visible this month, some with a little effort. Jupiter and Saturn, in particular, are on their way to their yearly apparitions and tempt telescopic observers from midnight til dawn. And if you’re up late, look to the southeast to get a glimpse of the thickest and brightest part of the Milky Way towards the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius. Here’s what to see in the night sky this month.