September Skies 2026, and Astrophiz podcast

   

Western sky on the night of  Wednesday,  September 2  as seen from Adelaide at 19:21ACST (90 minutes after sundown, click on to embiggen).  Venus is properly above the horizon when the sky is totally darkish. has been coming nearer to to the brilliant star Spica and is closest on the 2nd. Venus is a transparent “Crescent Moon”  form and is rising in dimension.  The form is quickly seen in even small telescopes (though the brightness could make it arduous to see). Comparable views will likely be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time  (90 minutes after sundown)	North-Japanese horizon on the morning of Monday, September 7 as seen from Adelaide at 5:03 ACST (90 minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen).  Saturn is above the north-western horizon.  Mars is low within the east.The Moon is close to Mars.  Comparable views will likely be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time  (90 minutes earlier than dawn) .
Western sky on the night of  Monday,  September 14  as seen from Adelaide at 19:01 ACST (60 minutes after sundown, click on to embiggen).  Venus is properly above the horizon when the sky is totally darkish. It’s near the skinny crescent Moon. Venus itself is a transparent “Crescent Moon”  form and is rising in dimension.  The form is quickly seen in even small telescopes. Mercury is simply peeping over the horizon. Comparable views will likely be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time  (60 minutes after sundown)	Western sky on the night of  Saturday,  September 26  as seen from Adelaide at 19:01 ACST (60 minutes after sundown, click on to embiggen).  Mercury is Seen near the brilliant Star Spica  at nautical twilight, under Venus.Venus is a  thinning “Crescent Moon” form. Comparable views will likely be seen from the remainder of Australia at roughly the equal native time  (60 minutes after sundown)

Earth:
Earth is at Spring equinox on the twenty third. 
 

Night Sky:

 Mercury enters the night twilight late within the month. From the sixteenth it may be seen low above th western horizon, forming a line with Spica and Venus, On the twenty sixth, Mercury will likely be lower than a level from 1st magnitude Spica, with Venus above.

Venus is now in Virgo. It begins to sink within the night sky dut continues to be properly seen after the sky is totally darkish. Venus is a definite “Crescent Moon” section in even small telescopes. For the primary couple of days, Venus will likely be lower than 2°from Virgo’s brightest star, Spica. On the 14th, Venus is 2°from the 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon, a formidable sight within the night sky. On the nineteenth, Venus is at its biggest brilliance at − 4.5 magnitude.

Saturn is rising greater forward of opposition subsequent month, when it’s greatest and brightest as seen for earth.  At the start of the-month it’s rising round 8:30 pm and is highest at 2:30 am. Mid-month it’s rising round astronomical twilight and is highest round 1:30 pm. By the top of the Month, it’s highest round midnight. On September twenty seventh the complete Moon is ~6° from Saturn. The rings are widening

Morning sky:

Mars is above the japanese horizon at astronomical twilight within the morning. Mars in Gemini. On the seventh, it’s 4° south of the 25-dayold waning crescent Moon. 

Saturn is highest round 2pm to midnight because the month rolls on. Whereas in a superb viewing place within the night, it’s nonetheless greatest telescopically within the very early morning. 

Jupiter enters the morning sky and -is low above the horizon. On the ninth, the planet will likely be round 2° from the 27-day‑previous waning crescent Moon, low above the horizon it the twilight. By the top of the month it’s nonetheless low, however extra readily seen.

Moon:

The northern sky as seen at 19:28 ACST from Adelaide on September 11 (90 minutes after sundown, New Moon). The brilliant stars Altair, Deneb and Vega are seen forming the ‘Winter triangle” within the northern sky.  Sagittarius is on the Zenith and  the situation of the globular cluster M22 is indicated by the field. The inset reveals the telescopic view. Comparable views will been seen elsewhere in Australia 90 minutes after sundown.

The Southern sky as seen at 19:28 ACST from Adelaide on September 11 (90 minutes after sundown, New Moon). The brilliant stars alpha and beta Centauri are readily seen with the Southern Cross under. The globular clusters 47 Tucana and Omega Centauri are  indicated. The inset reveals the telescopic view of 47 Tucana. The small and huge Magellanuic clouds are additionally seen. Comparable views will been seen elsewhere in Australia 90 minutes after sundown.

 Scorpius the scorpion is now heading westwards.  Sagittarius, and the guts of the Milky method, is on the zenith from round 8 pm. This is a superb time to watch the wealth of clusters on this space. The magnificent globular cluster M22 is at its highest that this time. It’s rival Omega Centauri is setting however nonetheless excessive and readily seen, and the opposite magnificent globular cluster 47 Tucana is rising. The three kind a broad triangle throughout the Southern Sky. To the north the winter triangle of Deneb, Vega and Altair is obvious

By mid month, the traditional Andromeda galaxy is seen rising low above the northern horizon, whereas within the south the 2 dwarf galaxies, the Magellanic clouds, are rising too, with the SMC virtually at its highest.

The southern cross is at in regards to the 4 o’clock place, with the pointers above, simply to the south of the pointers is the clearly triangular constellation of Triangulum Australae, the above that’s Ara, the altar. These dim constellations are sometimes ignored however are attention-grabbing and have some good small clusters in them. 

Meteors: No notable meteor showers this month.

Labels: Astrophiz, Month-to-month sky

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 6:03 pm