![]() ![]() ![]() The October full moon is often called the Hunter's Moon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, because that moon occurs when the season for hunting many game animals begins. (Image credit: Courtesy of José Zarcos Palma) He captured this photo from a hilltop in the nearby town of Moreanes on Oct. The full moon of October, sometimes referred to as the Hunter's Moon, rises over the small Portuguese village of Montes Altos in this photo by José Zarcos Palma. The Big Dipper, meanwhile, will be close to the horizon and will become more prominent as the hours pass. While there are no "pointers" in Cassiopeia as there are in the Big Dipper, if one draws a rough line from the middle peak of the "W" to the left and downwards, one will reach Polaris. Turning further north and upwards from Capella, the "W" of Cassiopeia is visible, which points one to Polaris, the Pole Star, in Ursa Minor. Looking towards the East, Capella, in Auriga, the Charioteer, will be rising, as it ushers in the winter stars. Fomalhaut will be below and to the left of Saturn. Meanwhile, moving left (towards the south) one will see Fomalhaut, the alpha star in Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish. Below and to the right of Deneb will be Vega, in Lyra the Lyre, and Altair, the "eye" of the Eagle, to Vega's left. 9, the Summer Triangle is still visible, but it is in the western half of the sky, with Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus the Swan the highest of the three stars that make up the asterism. October stars and constellationsĪt about 10 p.m. ![]() From mid-northern latitudes, Saturn will form a rough line with Jupiter and the moon across much of the southern sky, with Saturn on the right (west) and the moon on the eastern side. Saturn will be about 30 degrees above the southern horizon by 10 p.m. Saturn is, like Jupiter, in a faint constellation that makes the planet itself more distinct. Saturn rises in the afternoon in New York, at about 4:07 p.m., and sets at 2:06 a.m. Jupiter is in Pisces, and its steady bright light will be easily spotted among the fainter stars of the Fish. (opens in new tab) in New York and sets the next morning at 5:46 a.m. By the next day, the planet will be to the right of the full Moon. Jupiter is visible almost all night the Moon makes a close approach to the planet, passing 2 degrees south of it on Oct. The Red Planet is in Taurus, and will be to the left of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation as it rises. ![]() Venus is nearing superior conjunction when it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth the planet will be lost in the glare of the sun at dawn and not readily visible. Mercury will make a rough triangle with Regulus to the right and Denebola to the left, with Mercury marking the point at the bottom.įrom more southern latitudes Mercury will be harder to observe from Quito, for example, it will only be 15 degrees above the horizon at sunrise, and from Buenos Aires, it will be even lower - about 7 degrees. Mercury will be in the constellation Virgo to find it one can look for the "sickle" shape of stars that marks the head of Leo the lion, which will be high in the east, and looking below it towards the horizon. At that point, Mercury will be about 12 degrees high just south of east. Civil twilight, which is when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and the sky is getting light, is at 6:34 a.m. The planet will be magnitude -0.6, a bit brighter than the star Vega. That means by sunrise the planet will be 17 degrees high (opens in new tab), according to. 10, Mercury rises at 5:26 a.m., while the sun rises at 6:59 a.m. Mercury will reach its highest altitudes for Northern Hemisphere observers on Oct. 9 and 10 (Image credit: Starry Night Software) (opens in new tab) ![]()
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