Local Sky Events
October
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- Moon: New on the 3rd, First quarter 10th; Full on the 17th and third quarter on 25th.
- The Europa-Clipper Mission is set for launch October 10.
- Taurid Meteor Showers are active Oct 13 through Dec 2.
- Comet Tsuchinshan - ATLAS should be visible the week of October 12 after sunset above the western horizon as it moves between the Sun and Earth.
- Venus shines at magnitude -4 above the western horizon as it slowly begins gaining altitude in the evening sky this month.
- Mars, at magnitude 1.0, rises in the east-northeast before midnight at the beginning of the month gains altitude in the early morning sky.
- Jupiter rises in the east-northeast by 10 p.m. at month’s beginning Shining at magnitude -2.0, Jupiter will climb to about 70 degrees above the southern horizon until it is lost in morning twilight. As the month progresses it will become a great target for viewing by binoculars and small to medium-sized telescopes.
- Saturn dominates the southeastern evening sky. Its rings form a straight line this season aiding seeing its moons.
Check back often for updates
- Moon: New on the 3rd, First quarter 10th; Full on the 17th and third quarter on 25th.
- The Europa-Clipper Mission is set for launch October 10.
- Taurid Meteor Showers are active Oct 13 through Dec 2.
- Comet Tsuchinshan - ATLAS should be visible the week of October 12 after sunset above the western horizon as it moves between the Sun and Earth.
- Venus shines at magnitude -4 above the western horizon as it slowly begins gaining altitude in the evening sky this month.
- Mars, at magnitude 1.0, rises in the east-northeast before midnight at the beginning of the month gains altitude in the early morning sky.
- Jupiter rises in the east-northeast by 10 p.m. at month’s beginning Shining at magnitude -2.0, Jupiter will climb to about 70 degrees above the southern horizon until it is lost in morning twilight. As the month progresses it will become a great target for viewing by binoculars and small to medium-sized telescopes.
- Saturn dominates the southeastern evening sky. Its rings form a straight line this season aiding seeing its moons.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.