The Final Quarter Moon is Saturday, October 7. The Moon is at apogee, when it’s furthest from the Earth, on the tenth.
Night
sky on Saturday, October 7 as seen from Adelaide at 20:49 ACDST (90 minutes after sundown), Saturn is above the north-eastern horizon. The inset is the telescopic view of Saturn at the moment.
Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal
native time (90 minutes after sundown).
Night sky on Saturday, October 7 as seen from Adelaide at 23:00 ACDST. Jupiter is above the horizon. The inset is the telescopic view of Jupiter at the moment.
Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (an hour earlier than native midnight).
Morning
sky on Wednesday, October 11 as seen from Adelaide at 05:44 ACDST, (60
minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Venus is rising greater within the morning twilight. Venus is closest to the intense star Regulus with the crescent Moon beneath. The inset is the telescopic view of Venus at the moment.
Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).
Entire sky on Saturday, Saturday, October 7 as seen from Adelaide at 20:49 ACDST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Saturn is rising within the east.
Between the intense star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are one other wealth of binocular objects to
uncover.
Elsewhere
in Australia will see the same view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury is misplaced within the morning twilight.
Venus is closest to the intense star Regulus with the crescent Moon beneath.
Mars is misplaced within the twilight.
Jupiter is rising earlier than midnight however remains to be outstanding within the morning sky.
Saturn is previous opposition however remains to be brilliant and a worthwhile telescopic object.
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