US EditionAstro Bob: Comets, Meteors and the Harvest Moon Fill October's Plate
Peak Orionid activity may yield 10-20 meteors per hour as Earth crosses Halley’s Comet debris trail, with glowing trails visible near the Orion constellation.
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Duluth News Tribune
Astro Bob: Comets, meteors and the Harvest Moon fill October's plate
This month’s sky features two comets, three bright planets and a meteor shower. Saturn is easy to spot in the southeastern sky below the giant Square of Pegasus asterism as soon as it gets dark. Jupiter in Gemini is primarily a morning planet but nudging toward the evening hours. On October 1 it rises in the northeastern sky around midnight local time. By month’s end the brilliant gas giant rises around 10:30 p.m. Venus is also still with us but…
The October astronomical calendar offers a series of phenomena that can be appreciated at different times of the month. Rains of meteors, planetary conjunctions and lunar phases will be among the main attractions for those who closely follow the celestial activity. According to the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), the most relevant events are detailed, including the visibility of comets, planets and galaxies, a…
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