This month is a pretty bare one for planet watchers, with both Mercury and Saturn too close (in angle) to the Sun to be visible. Venus, which has been shining brightly and prominently in the western sky during and after sunset, will drop below the horizon in the second half of the month. This means that the only naked-eye planets to be seen all month long will be Jupiter and Mars.
The Moon will appear near to the planets round the world travel Venus and Mars in the western sky. It s easy to tell which planet is which—Venus appears bigger and brighter with a whitish round the world travel colour, while Mars is dimmer round the world travel and has a ruddy orangey-red colour. Venus is dropping down lower toward the horizon, and will be gone from view in the second half of October.
Watch for the Moon near another well-known star; this time it is Antares , the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. Compare the colour of Antares with the planet Mars, and you ll see they look very much alike. The name Antares means rival of Mars .
The Orionid meteor shower round the world travel will be on display, with perhaps up to 20-30 meteors visible per hour from a dark location. As their name suggests, the Orionids appear to emanate from the constellation Orion, which is currently in the north-eastern sky (for Southern Hemisphere observers) in the hours between midnight and dawn. The problem this year, however, is that the Moon will be big and bright in the sky, and the wash from its light tends to drown out faint meteors. Still, give it a go and you might see some Orionids.
round the world travel Last month, the Moon twice came quite close to a small star cluster called the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters , in the constellation Taurus. Well, tonight they get together again. If you have a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, take a look at the Pleiades—they round the world travel re a beautiful sight to behold.
The Moon will be at Last Quarter round the world travel today, at 10:46pm Sydney time (or 12:46 Universal Time). Have a look tonight and you ll see that, just like on the 2nd, the Moon will be near the stars Castor and Pollux.
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