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densely packed with stars than its outer realms.
• By the way, you can look to the north (or left) of the rising moon this evening for the three brilliant stars of the Summer Triangle: Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Here is a chart. When the moon drops out of the region of the sky in a few more days, try star-hopping to the Teapot from the Summer Triangle. Simply draw a line from Deneb through Altair - descending about twice the Deneb/Altair distance - to land on the Teapot.
• Bottom line: The moon on May 8 is in front of the constellation Sagittarius, which contains a recognizable star pattern called The Teapot. This pattern will be fully up above the southeastern horizon, with the moon sitting atop the Teapot's lid, an hour or so af

By August, Sagittarius and its Teapot pattern are fully up after sunset. In a dark sky, you can see that the starry band of the Milky Way in our sky is broader in this direction - the direction toward the center of our galaxy. Image via UCIrvine

ter tonight's moon rises. So go out in late night tonight, and watch for the moon. Stretch your imagination toward the Milky Way's Center. Then come back to this same spot, at the same time, again in a night or two to locate the Teapot.