Oct 1 - October Planets

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View larger. | No, it's not the moon. It's Venus - last night - visible through a small telescope, in a crescent phase. Venus will pass between us and the sun on October 26. Photo by Radu Anghel in Bacau, Romania. Thank you, Radu! Good morning!   October guide to the bright planets    Throughout October 2018, you can see 3 planets as darkness falls: Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. Bright Venus is heading into the sunset glare throughout October. It will pass between us and the sun before the month's end. Read more. Moon lights up Gemini in early October Wake up before dawn in early October 2018, and let the waning moon show you the zodiacal constellations Gemini the Twins and Cancer the Crab. Read more. NASA back in the search for alien technosignatures After some prompting by Congress, NASA is again getting involved in SETI. Last  week, it held its 1st Technosignatures Workshop in Houston, exploring new ways scientists could seek intelligent aliens. Read more. Tonight … Last quarter moon You'll find the last quarter moon ascending in the east around midnight tonight. It's the 1st of 2 last quarter moons this month. Read more. View larger. | V. Srinivasagopalan caught both Venus (below) and Jupiter (above, left) on September 22 from Bangalore, India. Venus will disappear in the sunset glare in October. Catch it soon! Read more about October planets.

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Moon lights up Gemini in early October Look for Gemini's brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, near the moon these next few mornings. These stars are sometimes called “twins,” but they don’t look alike. Pollux is brighter and more golden. Castor shines pure white. Read more.

Sunset over England Sam Kelly captured Thursday’s sunset over the Abberton Reservoir in Essex, England. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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