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Waxing Crescent |
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14:00 Jupiter begins retrograde motion in Sgr.
| 02:00 Moon 4.154 degrees south of Pollux.
10:00 Moon is in Cnc. 13:00 Mars 0.368 degrees south of Moon 13:46 Moon occults Mars | 21:00 Moon is in Leo.
| 3:47 First Quarter Moon
19:00 Moon 1.088 degrees south of Regulus. 19:29 Moon occults Regulus 23:00 Saturn 2.566 degrees north of Moon |
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Quick reference for finding the naked eye planets tonight: Mercury is an evening object in Taurus...Venus is a morning object in Aries...Mars is an evening object in Cancer...Jupiter is a morning object in Sagittarius...Saturn is an evening object in Leo...Uranus is a morning object in Aquarius... Click here for more information about the planets | |||
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There's a naked eye comet! Comet Holmes has been around for a while. Edwin Holmes, an amateur astronomer from England, discovered it in 1892 during a flareup similar to the one it underwent on October 24, 2007. The comet went from a 17th magnitude object (requiring a big scope and a dark sky) to a 2nd magnitude object (bright enough to see with the unaided eye even with a full moon and light pollution). Here are some simulated images to help you find Comet 17P/Holmes.
27 October 2007 evening view to the northeast Comet Holmes is in Perseus. For anyone at 40 degrees north or higher latitude, it's always above the horizon. And for the rest of the northern hemisphere, it's in the right place to be up most of the night anyway. It's highest in the sky about an hour after local midnight. Many, if not most, southern hemisphere sky watchers can see Comet Holmes too. It becomes a big challenge south of 30 degrees south and impossible south of the 40 degree mark. Look in the north about an hour after local midnight. The further south you are of the equator, the more essential a clear northerly horizon is for the view. | |||