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What's Worth Watching in the Sky This October
Saturn reaches opposition on October 4th with its rings tilted back into view, and two mornings later a crescent Moon swallows Jupiter before dawn over parts of North America. Add two meteor showers, one of them from Halley's Comet, Venus slipping between Earth and the Sun, and the Hunter's Moon.
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WHAT TO WATCH IN THE SKY THIS OCTOBER
[OCTOBER 4TH] Saturn's closest night.
- Saturn lines up opposite the Sun, so it rises at sunset and shines all night.
- Two mornings later, the Moon goes after a much bigger planet.
[OCTOBER 6TH] The Moon swallows Jupiter.
- Before dawn, a thin crescent Moon slides in front of Jupiter and hides it for about an hour.
- Later in the month, Halley's Comet sends a meteor shower.
[OCTOBER 21ST] Halley's Comet, in pieces.
- The Orionids are dust from Halley's Comet, hitting the air at 41 miles a second.
- Expect 10 to 20 meteors an hour in the dark before dawn.
Read the full article at noozify.com. Images: Samuel Quek / Unsplash NASA/JPL/SSI (PD) Giuseppe Donatiello (CC0) Jim Vajda (CC BY 2.0). Music: an original score for Noozify.