* Astronomy

One of the two prominent stars that anchor the springtime arc is the bright bluish-white star Spica, which is located in the constellation of Virgo along the southern portion of the arc. It easily is visible to the north and east of the Corvus quadrangle.
Spica is Latin and translates as "ear of grain" or "ear of wheat." In Roman times, this furthered the existence of an even more ancient theme in which Spica and its parent constellation Virgo were imagined as an ear of grain - (Spica) is held by the goddess of agriculture (Virgo).
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The brightest planet in our sky puts on a dazzling spectacle in May.
Looking in the west-southwestern sky as evening twilight darkens, you will find Venus shining brilliantly at magnitude of -3.9. Often mistaken for an airplane, Venus will be high above the horizon 45 minutes after sunset all month long. On the evening of May 15, find a slender crescent moon just below Venus. The following night, the moon will be just above Venus.
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Venus is May's evening ''star,'' conspicuous in the western sky at sunset, shining at -3.93 magnitude. Our sister planet does not set until late evening, about 10:40 p.m., on Saturday. You will see a lovely trio of Venus, the Pleiades and Aldebaran (the eye of Taurus, the Bull) on the western horizon that night.
On May 15, see whether you can spot a tiny, two-day-old crescent moon 5 degrees right below Venus. At that time, our natural satellite is only 5 percent illuminated, so you may need binoculars to find it.
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Possible sighting times for the International Space Station (ISS) from London, UK, between Saturday 24 April and Thursday 6 May 2010.

Local date/time	Duration (mins)	Max elevation (deg)	Approach (deg-dir)	Departure (deg-dir)
Sat Apr 24/03:08 AM	1	45	45 above E	17 above E
Sat Apr 24/04:40 AM	4	40	15 above W	17 above SE
Sun Apr 25/03:32 AM	2	70	65 above SW	17 above ESE
Sun Apr 25/05:06 AM	3	20	15 above WSW	15 above S
Mon Apr 26/03:58 AM	2	38	36 above SW	17 above SE
Tue Apr 27/04:23 AM	1	19	19 above SW	16 above S
Thu Apr 29/09:42 PM	2	23	16 above S	22 above SE
Fri Apr 30/10:06 PM	3	46	15 above SW	27 above E
Sat May 01/08:57 PM	3	24	16 above SSW	16 above ESE
Sat May 01/10:31 PM	3	77	16 above WSW	44 above E
Sun May 02/09:21 PM	4	48	15 above SW	15 above E
Sun May 02/10:57 PM	2	84	16 above W	80 above ENE
Mon May 03/09:47 PM	4	79	16 above WSW	17 above E
Mon May 03/11:22 PM	1	41	16 above W	41 above W
Tue May 04/10:12 PM	4	84	16 above W	17 above E
Tue May 04/11:47 PM	< 1	19	16 above W	19 above W
Wed May 05/09:02 PM	4	81	16 above WSW	17 above E
Wed May 05/10:37 PM	3	86	16 above W	45 above ESE

Source NASA