Thursday October 3 to Thursday October 10

The New Moon is Thursday, October 3. Daylight financial savings stars October 6. Saturn is simply previous opposition, and is seen all night time lengthy. Venus is close to the crescent moon on 5 and 6 October, and can also be near the star 𝛂2 Librae. Mars and Jupiter proceed to attract aside and Mars is within the coronary heart of Gemini. Comet C/2023 A3 is just too near the Solar to be seen after October 5, though we’d get a glimpse of its tail by weeks finish. It’ll reappear within the night twilight subsequent week.

The New Moon is Thursday, October 3. The Moon is at apogee, when it’s furthest from the Earth on the third as properly. Daylight financial savings stars October 6.

Thursday October 3 to Thursday October 10

Western night
sky on Saturday, October 5 as seen from Adelaide at 19:18 ACST (60 minutes
after sundown, click on to embiggen).

Venus is instantly seen now and is now seen when the sky is absolutely darkish. Venus is close to the crescent moon on 5 and 6 October, and can also be near the star 𝛂2 Librae.. The inset is the telescopic view of Venus presently.

Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (60 minutes after sundown).

The jap sky at 19:46 ACST Saturday, October 5 as seen from Adelaide (90 minutes after sundown).

Saturn is simply previous opposition and is seen all night time lengthy. The inset exhibits the telescopic view on the time. (click on to embiggen).

Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia on the equal native time (90 minutes after sundown).

Japanese morning
sky on Saturday, October 5 as seen from Adelaide at 04:51 ACST (60
minutes earlier than dawn), Mars and Jupiter type a line with the purple star
Aldebaran. Mars is within the coronary heart of Gemini.

The inset is the telescope view of the Jupiter presently.

Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).

Japanese morning
sky on Thursday, September 28 as seen from Adelaide at 05:02 ACST (60
minutes earlier than dawn), C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is binocular seen within the twilight.

It appears somewhat brighter than predicted and within the coming days it should rise larger within the twilight. On the twenty seventh it’s closest to the Solar and could grow to be seen to the unaided eye with a pleasant little tail. Detailed printable chars are at my comet web page.

Comparable views can be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time (60 minutes earlier than dawn).

Entire sky on Saturday, Saturday, October 5 as seen from Adelaide at 19:46 ACST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Saturn is properly above the jap horizon as Venus units on the western horizon. Scorpius is now outstanding within the west with the center of the milky means now simply off the zenith. The Southern Cross is low within the Southern sky and Canopus can now not be seen. The moon is waxing however that is nonetheless a superb time to see the fainter clusters and nebulae.

Elsewhere
in Australia will see an identical view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).

Mercury is misplaced within the twilight.

Venus climbs larger within the night twilight and is instantly seen within the night twilight. Venus is close to the crescent moon on 5 and 6 October, and can also be near the star 𝛂2 Librae.

Mars is rising within the morning sky and close to Jupiter. The pair proceed to attract aside as as Mars enters the center of Gemini.

Jupiter is rising within the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is under the purple star Aldebaran forming a line with Mars.

Saturn climbs larger within the late night sky. Saturn is seen all night time lengthy.

Labels: weekly sky

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 11:45 pm