Oct 02 Su First Quarter
Oct 09 Su Full Moon
Oct 17 Mo Last Quarter
Oct 21 Fr Orionid Meteor Shower (ZHR=20)
Oct 22 Sa Venus at Superior Conjunction
Oct 25 Tu New Moon
October Moon is the Hunter's moon.
The planets Jupiter and Saturn are well up in the evening sky as October begins. You might have noticed Jupiter appears very, very bright. That's because at the end of September it had it's closest approach to Earth for many years. Jupiter came close to -3 magnitude.
Mars - although not as close this apparition, Mars makes up for some of this as it is positioned high in the sky. When on the meridian, it will be at an altitude of 70 - 72 degrees. Get out and check it out - after November it starts moving away from us.
Orionid Meteor Shower peaks on the morning of Friday the 21st. The waning crescent moon shouldn't interfere too much. Look just above Orion's head.
With the leak issues and hurricane season, Artemis 1 Moon launch will be lucky to go in October. May be later!
