Eyes on the Sky Update: Oct. 10 through 16

Eyes on the Sky Update

Monday, Oct. 10 – Waning Gibbous Moon rises over the east-northeast horizon just before 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Big Dipper low in north-northwest around 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Waning Gibbous Moon to the lower right of the Pleiades, look toward the east around 11 p.m.

Thursday, Oc. 13 – All night, the moon appears between the Pleiades star cluster and Mars.

Friday, Oct. 14 – Mars appears to the lower right of the moon, the pair can be found in the east-northeast about 10 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15 – Around 9 p.m. look to the southeast for bright Jupiter, then to the south for not-as-bright Saturn. Both appear star-like to the unaided eye.

Sunday, Oct. 16 – Almost last quarter moon against the stars of Gemini, rises after 10:30 p.m. in the northeast.


Editor’s Note: Richard Monda, assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy, publishes updates to his HVCC Eyes on the Sky video series weekly in the Campus Chronicle.