- Oct 1 – Zodiacal light is visible again this month, Actually, Alsiter and I observed it back on Sept. 8th, so it does become visible even in late summer
- Look towards East or just north of east and it’s a pyramid shaped pillar of light pointing somewhat towards M45, the Pleiades star cluster
- Oct 2 – New Moon!
- Also an annular solar eclipse on this day…but only for extreme southern tip of South America and centre of Pacific…let us know if you see this
- Oct 5 – Venus as close as 3-degrees to the Moon in Evening Sky
- Oct 10 – First Quarter Moon
- Oct 14th – Saturn Pairs as close as 0.1 – degrees of Moon and Occultation for parts of Africa…so if anyone is there…hint hint…we have a friend visiting Africa for astronomy who will join us in coming weeks.
- Oct 15th Neptune just over ½ degree from the Moon and occultation for other regions including Africa
- Oct 17 – Full Moon – Largest in 2024 – I don’t know if it’s super or not…large tides this week too
- Oct 19 – Moon Near Pleiades this evening
- Oct 20/21 – Orionid meteors peak but Moon interferes but it pairs with Jupiter for a nice sight, as close as 0.6-degrees
- Oct 24th – Last Quarter Moon
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas –
- Best night here will be Oct 15th when it passes Messier 5, a Globular Star Cluster in Serpens. Comet is forecast to be at Mag. 3 that night!
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