Visible Planets, Moon Phases & Events, October 2. The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever- changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, often the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good beginner telescope or binoculars will enhance some experiences and bring some otherwise invisible objects into view. You can also use astronomy accessories to make your observing easier, and use our Satellite Tracker pagepowered by N2. Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake show you what a Twitter conversation sounds like in real life. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http. START EARNING FREE NIGHTS! With the RediCard program, you'll earn 10 points per dollar on the paid room rate. When you reach 6,000 RediCard points, you'll automatically receive your Free Night Certificate good at any Red Roof. The International Dark-Sky Association works to protect the night skies for present and future generations. YO. com to find out when to see the International Space Station and other satellites. Below, find out what's up in the night sky tonight (Planets Visible Now, Moon Phases, Observing Highlights This Month) plus other resources (Skywatching Terms, Night Sky Observing Tips and Further Reading). The night sky is more than just the moon and stars, if you know when and where to look. Credit: Karl Tate/SPACE. Monthly skywatching information is provided to Space. Geoff Gaherty of Starry Night Education, the leader in space science curriculum solutions. Follow Starry Night on Twitter @Starry. Night. Edu. Editor's note: If you have an amazing skywatching photo you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space. EDTFirst Quarter Moon. At first quarter, the positions of the Earth, sun, and moon cause us to see one- half of the moon illuminated by the sun. The moon's bright half is on the western (right- hand) side — toward the setting sun. It rises around noontime and sets around midnight, so the moon is visible half the time by day — in the afternoon hours — and the other half at night, during the evening hours. The name quarter moon, even though it's really a . EDTFull Hunter's/Sanguine Moon, a Supermoon, and High Tides. The full moon of October, traditionally called the Hunter's Moon or Blood or Sanguine Moon, always shines in or near the stars of Cetus and Pisces. Since it's opposite the sun on this day of the lunar month, it rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Some think of the full moon in terms of poetry and romance, but it's a bane to stargazers, lighting up the night sky and dimming or hiding all but the brightest stars. This month's full moon occurs only hours before the moon reaches perigee, the point in its orbit closest to earth. As a result, this full moon will appear slightly larger and brighter, sometimes referred to as a supermoon. We'll also experience extra high tides. Saturday, October 2. The Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared 'that all persons. What does Eat Up Every Moment SM mean to you? Share what it means to you by entering the My IHOP Your inside line to pro wrestling with the latest WWE news and rumors, exclusive backstage reports and spoilers.EDT(image - Last Quarter Moon Oct 2. Last Quarter Moon. After full phase the moon is now waning, diminishing in illumination every evening. At last quarter the moon rises around midnight and sets near noon. Morning commuters might take note of it, shining high in the south against the blue daytime sky. The bright half is now on the left- hand side, towards the eastern dawning sun. At last quarter, the moon is positioned ahead of the Earth in our trip around the sun. When you see it in the sky, keep in mind that about 3. After last quarter, the moon begins to traverse the last quarter of its orbit in its trip around the Earth as it approaches new moon. Sunday, October 3. EDTNew Moon. The moon's orbit carries it between the Earth and sun and sits in the same region of the sky where the sun is. Sunlight is only reaching the side of the moon that is turned away from us, so as a consequence it cannot be seen. Starting a day or two after new moon, you might catch a glimpse of the slender sliver of a waxing crescent moon low near the western horizon, as it gradually pulls away from the sun's vicinity and shifts toward the east. It appears as a triangular pillar of faint light reflected from millions of interplanetary particles. It lies along the ecliptic (shown in green). Don't confuse it with the Milky Way, further south. Monday, October 3 – Venus 4 degrees South of the Moon. Young Moon Meets Venus. On Monday, October 3, the young crescent Moon will move to sit only 4 degrees north of (above) the planet Venus. Both objects will be in the daytime sky to the east of the sun. Venus is bright enough to see in daytime. By hiding the Sun behind a building, sharp- eyed observers can use one object to find the other. Saturday, October 7 – Asteroid Pallas resumes Prograde Motion. Observe Asteroid Pallas. On Saturday, October 7, asteroid Pallas end its retrograde motion in the sky and resumes its eastward prograde motion. In October, it is located high in the southern evening sky west of Pegasus. At apparent magnitude 8. Monday, October 1. Mercury meets Jupiter. Low in the eastern pre- dawn sky of Monday morning, October 1. Mercury will sit only 0. Jupiter. The best time to catch them is from shortly after 6: 3. Thursday, October 1. Neptune near the Moon and Occultation in E Russia, Alaska, NW Canada. At 2: 3. 0 am on Thursday morning, October 1. Neptune, situated in the west southwestern sky in the constellation of Aquarius. Observers in portions of eastern Russia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada will see the moon occult the planet. In Anchorage, Alaska, blue Neptune will disappear behind the dark leading limb of the moon at 9: 0. Saturday, October 1. Uranus at opposition. Uranus is in opposition on the 1. Pisces, making it the closet for the year and visible all night. Its location a few degrees above the full moon that evening will be an aid to finding it. Wednesday, October 1. Aldebaran Occulted by the Moon. In the early hours of Wednesday, October 1. Mexico, Central America, Southeastern Canada, Eastern USA, and Southern Europe will see the waning gibbous moon occult the bright naked eye star Aldebaran, which marks Taurus the Bull's eye. At approximately 1: 4. EDT the moon's bright leading limb will cover the star, which will emerge from behind the opposite dark limb around 2: 5. Observers elsewhere will only see the moon pass close to the star. Friday, October 2. Orionid Meteor Shower peaks. The annual Orionid Meteor shower, derived from material left by repeated passages of Comet Halley, runs from October 4th to November 1. It peaks after midnight on October 2. The meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but will be moving in a direction away from the constellation of Orion. Friday, October 2. Ceres at Opposition. The dwarf planet Ceres is in opposition on the 2. Cetus, making it the closet for the year and visible all night in binoculars and telescopes. Tuesday, October 2. The Moon near Regulus. On Tuesday, October 2. Regulus in Leo. Thursday, October 2. Mercury at Superior Conjunction. At noon on Thursday, October 2. Mercury reaches superior conjunction with the sun, when it crosses the imaginary line connecting the earth and sun. At superior conjunction, a planet is on the far side of the sun. Friday, October 2. Jupiter close to the Moon. Low in the eastern pre- dawn sky of Oct 2. Jupiter. The pair of objects will be most easily visible between 6 and 7 am local time. Sunday, October 3. Saturn meets Venus. After sunset on Sunday, October 3. Venus sitting only 3 degrees to the lower left of dimmer Saturn. The two planets set around 8 pm local time. On the first of the month, it will rise in the east about 5: 4. Over the following two weeks, it will increase in brightness, but become progressively harder to see against the bright sky as it drops lower. On the morning of October 1. Jupiter will sit only 0. Mercury, but the pair of planets rises in a brightening sky only a half hour before sunrise. For the rest of October, Mercury is invisible as it moves to inferior conjunction with the sun on October 2. Venus is low in the western sky in October, but easy to spot in the twilight because of its great brightness. Throughout the month, Venus sets an hour after the sun. Look for the planet at least 3. Venus is in the early stage of a long evening apparition that will last until next spring. On Monday, October 3rd, the young crescent Moon will sit only 4 degrees north of (above) Venus. But it will remain an easily visible bright red object in the evening southwestern sky. As the sky is carried west by our motion around the sun, Mars stays in place as by moving eastward through Sagittarius. On October 7th, the waxing crescent moon will sit 8 degrees to the upper right of Mars. It starts the month low in the eastern pre- dawn sky, and then climbs away from the sun all month. On the morning of October 1. Jupiter will sit only 0. Mercury, but the pair of planets rises in a brightening sky only a half an hour before sunrise. Low in the eastern pre- dawn sky of Oct 2. Jupiter. The pair of objects will be most easily visible between 6 and 7 am local time. The ringed planet sets just before 1. On October 5th, the waxing crescent moon will sit about 5 degrees to the right of Saturn. The following evening, the moon jumps to sit 8 degrees to Saturn's upper left. Even a modest backyard telescope will reveal the planet's rings, and perhaps some of the larger moons, too. Uranus is in the eastern evening sky in the constellation Pisces during October. Uranus reaches opposition on the 1. At magnitude 5. 7, it is not readily visible with unaided eyes, but binoculars or a small telescope can reveal its tiny blue- green dot. If you compare its position with the surrounding stars, you'll notice that it is moving retrograde, or westward, a trick of parallax caused by earth's faster motion around the sun. Neptune, in the constellation Aquarius, is a very dim, nearly 8th- magnitude object visible only with very good binoculars or a telescope. Recently past opposition, it is visible all night long and moving retrograde, or westward, a trick of parallax caused by earth's faster motion around the sun. It's easy to measure distances between objects: Your fist on an outstretched arm covers about 1. Visual Magnitude: This is the astronomer's scale for measuring the brightness of objects in the sky. The dimmest object visible in the night sky under perfectly dark conditions is about magnitude 6.
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