The First Quarter Moon is Sunday, October 22. The Moon is at perigee, when it’s closest to the earth, on the twenty sixth.
Night
sky on Tuesday, October 24 as seen from Adelaide at 21:08 ACDST (90 minutes after sundown), Saturn is above the northern horizon near the waxing Moon.. The inset is the telescopic view of Saturn presently.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal
native time (90 minutes after sundown).
Night sky on Saturday, October 22 as seen from Adelaide at 23:00 ACDST. Jupiter is above the horizon. The inset is the telescopic view of Jupiter presently.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (an hour earlier than native midnight).
Morning
sky on Saturday, October 21 as seen from Adelaide at 05:29 ACDST, (60
minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Venus is rising larger within the morning twilight. The inset is the telescopic view of Venus presently.
Related views will probably be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).
Entire sky on Saturday, Saturday, October 21 as seen from Adelaide at 21:04 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 an identical view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).
Mercury is misplaced within the morning twilight.
Venus is excessive and is leaving the intense star Regulus behind. Venus is furthest from the Solar on the twenty fourth.
Mars is misplaced within the twilight.
Jupiter is rising round astronomical twilight and is now properly seen within the late night sky.
Saturn is previous opposition however continues to be vivid and a worthwhile telescopic object. Saturn is near the waxing Moon on the twenty fourth.
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