Eyes on the Sky Update
Monday, Oct. 17 — Sunday, Oct. 23
Monday, Oct. 17 – Last Quarter Moon occurs at 1:15 p.m. EDT, rises in northeast after 11:30 p.m., located east of stars Castor and Pollux of Gemini.
Tuesday, Oct. 18 – Waning lunar crescent above Beehive star cluster of Cancer, look before 6 a.m. in east-southeast.
Wednesday, Oct. 19 –Big Dipper “standing” on its handle in northeast, look after 5 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20 –Albany Area Amateur Astronomers meet at MiSci (15 Nott Terrance Heights, Schenectady) at 7:30 p.m. for monthly program. Topic: Observing Exoplanets (planets around other stars) with Amateur Equipment. Speaker: Dr. Valerie Rapson, SUNY Oneonta. Free.
Friday, Oct. 21 – Orionid meteor shower reaches maximum, should add 10-20 meteors per hour over background rate as seen from a dark location. Look eastward after 11 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22 – Thin lunar crescent east of Denebola, tail star of Leo, in east after 5 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23 – At 9 p.m., Saturn in south-southwest sky, Jupiter in southeast, and Mars just over the horizon in 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.