Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October 2012 Celestial Highlights

Celestial Highlights for October:

October 3: 5:30 a.m. in the east, brilliant Venus lies next to the bright star Regulus in Leo.
October 5: after 11 p.m., Moon next to bright Jupiter
October 12: 5:30 a.m. in the east, Crescent Moon near Venus giving a pretty sight.
October 18: 7:30 p.m. in the west, Crescent Moon near Mars and the bright star Antares in Scorpius.
October 21: after 11 p.m. in the east, Orionid Meteor Shower. Up to 25 meteors per hour. No moon interferes this year.

This is the best time of year for stargazing, weatherwise. The softly glowing band of the Milky Way arcs overhead as darkness falls. 

Such is our view from Earth...

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