{"id":107,"date":"2016-09-29T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T02:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/?p=107"},"modified":"2020-10-01T03:44:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T03:44:48","slug":"october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Venus-Saturn-Mars-in-October-2016.gif\" alt=\"How Venus, Saturn, and Mars will move in October and part of November 2016\" width=\"677\" height=\"461\" \/>October\u00a02016\u00a0starts\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0moon.\u00a0Mercury\u00a0is\u00a0easy\u00a0to\u00a0spot\u00a0below\u00a0Leo\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0morning.\u00a0Venus,\u00a0Saturn,\u00a0and\u00a0Mars\u00a0are\u00a0evening\u00a0objects.\u00a0You\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0Jupiter\u00a0at\u00a0first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mercury\u00a0is\u00a0heading\u00a0from\u00a0greatest\u00a0elongation\u00a0late\u00a0in\u00a0September\u00a0to\u00a0superior\u00a0conjunction\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a027<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0So\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0week\u00a0or\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0month.\u00a0Even\u00a0better,\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0just\u00a00.8\u00b0\u00a0from\u00a0Jupiter\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a011<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0The\u00a0messenger\u00a0planet\u00a0will\u00a0drop\u00a0below\u00a0the\u00a0big\u00a0planet\u00a0after\u00a0that.\u00a0Then\u00a0Jupiter\u00a0will\u00a0climb\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0pre-dawn\u00a0spot\u00a0below\u00a0Leo,\u00a0although\u00a0Leo\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0climbed\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0higher\u00a0by\u00a0then.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0the\u00a0evening\u00a0sky,\u00a0Venus\u00a0will\u00a0move\u00a0leftward\u00a0each\u00a0evening\u00a0until\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0below\u00a0Saturn\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a028<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a029<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0Saturn\u00a0is\u00a0clearly\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0of\u00a0Venus\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0month.\u00a0The\u00a0moon\u00a0passes\u00a0these\u00a0wanderers,\u00a0Venus\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a03<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a04<sup>th<\/sup>,\u00a0Saturn\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a06<sup>th<\/sup>,\u00a0and\u00a0Mars\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a08<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a09<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0The\u00a0moon\u00a0is\u00a0at\u00a0first\u00a0quarter\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0is\u00a0passes\u00a0the\u00a0red\u00a0planet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Full\u00a0moon\u00a0is\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a016<sup>th<\/sup>,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0waning\u00a0gibbous\u00a0during\u00a0an\u00a0occultation\u00a0of\u00a0Aldebaran\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a019<sup>th<\/sup>,\u00a0last\u00a0quarter\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a022<sup>nd<\/sup>,\u00a0and\u00a0new\u00a0moon\u00a0comes\u00a0again\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a030<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0just\u00a0two\u00a0mornings\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0thin\u00a0crescent\u00a0passes\u00a0by\u00a0Jupiter.\u00a0The\u00a0moon\u00a0is\u00a0farthest\u00a0south\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a08<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0farthest\u00a0north\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a020<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldebaran-101916.jpg\" alt=\"Visibility map for the occultation of Aldebaran in October 2016\" width=\"721\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldebaran-101916.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldebaran-101916-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><b><\/b><i><\/i><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>That\u00a0occultation\u00a0of\u00a0Aldebaran\u00a0is\u00a0visible\u00a0from\u00a0eastern\u00a0and\u00a0southern\u00a0USA\u00a0and\u00a0Central\u00a0America.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mars\u00a0is\u00a0at\u00a0perihelion\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a029<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0Venus\u00a0is\u00a0at\u00a0aphelion\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a031<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uranus-opposition-October-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Uranus opposition October 2016\" width=\"454\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uranus-opposition-October-2016.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.skycaramba.com\/monthly\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uranus-opposition-October-2016-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Uranus\u00a0is\u00a0at\u00a0opposition\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a015<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a018.95\u00a0astronomical\u00a0units\u00a0(earth-sun\u00a0distances)\u00a0away.\u00a0Seeing\u00a0it\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0made\u00a0harder\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0nearly\u00a0full\u00a0moon.\u00a0Uranus\u00a0is\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0western\u00a0fish\u00a0in\u00a0Pisces.\u00a0It\u00a0will\u00a0move\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0from\u00a0night\u00a0to\u00a0night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0your\u00a0best\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0known\u00a0asteroid\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0month.\u00a0Ceres\u00a0is\u00a0at\u00a0opposition\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a021<sup>st<\/sup>.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a01.9\u00a0astronomical\u00a0units\u00a0away.\u00a0It\u00a0takes\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0telescope\u00a0or\u00a0binoculars\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0it.\u00a0It\u00a0also\u00a0requires\u00a0a\u00a0dark\u00a0sky.\u00a0With\u00a0the\u00a0moon\u00a0at\u00a0last\u00a0quarter,\u00a0your\u00a0best\u00a0bet\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0evening.\u00a0Ceres\u00a0is\u00a0south\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0point\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0fish\u00a0of\u00a0Pisces\u00a0are\u00a0joined.\u00a0It\u00a0will\u00a0also\u00a0move\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0from\u00a0night\u00a0to\u00a0night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meteor\u00a0showers\u00a0this\u00a0month\u00a0include\u00a0the\u00a0Draconids\u00a0and\u00a0Orionids.\u00a0The\u00a0Draconids\u00a0peak\u00a0at\u00a0about\u00a010\u00a0per\u00a0hour\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a08<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0The\u00a0Orionids\u00a0will\u00a0show\u00a0about\u00a020\u00a0to\u00a030\u00a0meteors\u00a0per\u00a0hour\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a022<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img 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