Day: September 29, 2009

Well, okay, I made that up.  But the first two weeks of October, say Oct 4-17 will be a great time to be up early to view Saturn, Mercury, and Venus as they dance around the early morning sky during the morning twilight.  Saturn will actually be the faintest of the bunch.  On Oct 16, …

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Today’s full moon is also called the harvest moon.

The moons of Jupiter periodically cast shadows on Jupiter which are visible in telescopes from Earth.  However, today one of its moons will cast a shadow onto another of the moons.  But you’ll have to be an early riser to see this one!

Tonight the moon and Jupiter will be only 2º apart and easily visible in the evening sky.