Listen "Sky Guide October 2017"
Episode Synopsis
What to look out, and up, for in October. Jeni, Paul & Ralph pick their highlights for this month's skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers: Blue/green ice giant Uranus The Orionids meteor shower brings us the debris from Comet Halley Saturn, recently liberated from the perpetual gaze of Cassini A not-to-be-missed conjunction of Venus and Mars on 5th October. Finally, a couple of comets that may be visible Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year: Paul – Spiral Galaxy NGC772 in Aries. Jeni – Brocchi's Cluster or The Coathanger Cluster in Vulpecula Ralph – The Triangulum Galaxy in Triangulum And we finish this sky guide with October's moon phases.
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