On Monday morning you can view a meteor shower in the night sky this week. As the summer triangle rises, the brightest star, Vega in the constellation of Lyra, is the center of the shower. The Lyrid meteor shower occurs every year, however, the moon is bright so only the brightest 6 or more meteors can be seen per hour.
On Tuesday the moon will be full, which is called the Pink Moon. The moon takes its name from the flower, Phlox subulate also called the moss pink or moss phlox which blooms in early spring. If you do not like this name, try the sprouting grass moon, fish moon, or egg moon (when hens start laying more eggs).
The bright constellations of winter are going away, Orion, Canis Major with the sky’s brightest star Sirius, the winter triangle, and the bright planet Jupiter. Rising is the summer’s triangle with the brightest summer star Vega, the birds (the eagle and swan) along with a few planets like the brightest one, Venus.
Jupiter still briefly reigns supreme in the night sky this week in the west after 9 PM, being the brightest object in the area. The planet will disappear soon when it swings behind the sun to reappear in the morning sky in a couple of months. If you have binoculars or a small telescope, go above and to the right of Jupiter and you will find a little green disk which is the planet Uranus. Then go south-southwest of Jupiter and spot Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks which in darker skies would easily be spotted with your unaided eyes.
In the morning about an hour before the sun rises, Saturn is above the horizon. Then go to the lower left and you can find the red planet, Mars.
Through the week of April 27.