Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 1 Like April, May opens with a Full Moon as our satellite officially reaches this phase at 1:23 P.M. EDT. The month of May also carries 2026’s first — and only — Blue Moon, with a second Full Moon occurring on the last day of the month.  As the Sun sets in the west this evening, the Full Flower Moon will be rising in the east, casting its light across the landscape all night. That will make it difficult to spot much else, but also presents a bright target for lunar observers to enjoy. Observing at Full Moon is, perhaps counterintuitively, a bit difficult. The bright moonlight streaming through your eyepiece can be uncomfortable, but there are workarounds: try obscuring part of your telescope’s tube so less light enters, or pump up the magnification.…