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OBSERVING
October 2023
1 EVENING: Face east-northeast to
see the waning gibbous Moon some
2° upper left of Jupiter as they rise
together. Page 46 has more details on
this and other events listed here.
2 EVENING: The Moon and the
Pleiades, around 1½° apart, climb
above the east-northeastern horizon.
Binoculars will help reveal the dimmer
cluster lights in the Moon's dazzle.
6 EVENING: Algol shines at
minimum brightness for roughly two
hours centered at 11:53 p.m. PDT (see
page 50).
7 MORNING: High in the east, the
waning crescent Moon is in Gemini
around 1½° lower right of Castor;
Pollux twinkles above the duo.
8 MORNING: The Moon visits
Cancer where it gleams some 3½°
upper left of the Beehive Cluster (M44).
9 DAWN: Venus, the Morning Star,
blazes less than 2½° lower right of
Regulus, Leo's brightest star.
pThe Moon and the Sun will cross paths on October 14th, which will result in an annular
eclipse for many across the Americas. DENNIS DI CICCO
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9 EVENING: Algol shines at minimum
brightness for roughly two hours
centered at 11:42 p.m. EDT (8:42 p.m.
PDT).
10 DAWN: The thin lunar crescent is
now in Leo where it forms a line with
Venus and Regulus. Catch this sight
before the Sun rises.
12 EVENING: Algol shines at minimum
brightness for roughly two hours
centered at 8:30 p.m. EDT.
14 NEW MOON (1:55 PM EDT): An
annular solar eclipse will be visible
along a narrow path that sweeps from
the Northwest of the United States
through Texas and beyond. Much of the
rest of the Americas will see a partial
eclipse. See page 34 for the full story.
18 DUSK: The waxing crescent Moon
and the Scorpion's smoldering heart,
Antares, sink toward the southwestern
horizon with less than 5° between them.
28 FULL MOON (4:24 PM EDT) The
final phases of a partial lunar eclipse
will be visible in northeastern North
America and much of South America,
while all of Europe and most of Africa
and Asia will witness the entire event.
28 EVE: The full Moon hangs a bit
more than 2½° above Jupiter high in
the southeast.
29 EVENING: Algol shines at
minimum brightness for roughly two
hours centered at 10:23 p.m. PDT.
- DIANA HANNIKAINEN
23 EVENING: The waxing gibbous
Moon hangs some 5° below Saturn.
Look to the south-southwest to take in
this view.
21-22 ALL NIGHT: The Orionid
meteor shower peaks. The firstquarter
Moon sets during the evening
of the 21st and won't interfere with
viewing.
https://skyandtelescope.org/
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