SkyDiary

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Find out what’s up in the night sky:
Upcoming astoronomical events, interesting observations, packed with everything a stargazer needs to know.

Observations are described for the NORTHERN hemisphere and can be made by naked eye, small binoculars or by small telescope.

October 2019

Phases of the Moon

First Quarter:	October 05
Full Moon:	October 13
Last Quarter:	October 21
New Moon:	October 28

Venus

The planet remains quite close to the Sun during October and most probably will not be seen by naked eye in the evening sky.

Jupiter and Saturn

Both giant planets can be observed on the evening sky. The Moon will be about 1 degree north from Jupiter on October 3, and about 1 degree south from Saturn on October 5.

Article by (C) G. Okša