SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE OCTOBER 2021
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Antares Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Venus SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE The New England night sky as it appears on: October 1 at 10:00 p.m. EDT October 16 at 9:00 p.m. October 31 at 8:00 p.m. THE PLANETS: Venus is dazzling bright, well to the left of the sunset in twilight. Mars is behind the Sun and not visible this month. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky after dark. Mercury can be easily seen about an hour before sunrise, late in the month. Oct. 9 – 10: Venus and the crescent Moon form a spectacular sight, together with the star Antares, low in the southwest after sunset. See it from a location with a clear southwestern horizon, such as the top of a hill. You may need binoculars for Antares. Charles Hayden Planetarium: 617-723-2500, mos.org New moon October 6 First quarter October 12 Full moon October 20 Last quarter October 28 HOW TO USE CHART: Hold it overhead so “North” on chart points at true north. Objects near the center of the chart are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the US. PHASES OF THE MOON THE STARS: This chart shows the main star groups and constellations visible near large cities. More stars appear on moonless nights in less urban areas. OCTOBER 2021 Planet positions shown for mid-month. Southwest, 45 min. after sunset S o u t h W e s t N o r t h E a s t P E G A S U S U R S A B I G D I P P E R G R E A T S Q U A R E M A J O R L Y R A A Q U I L A B O Ö T E S C A S S I O P E I A C Y G N U S A N D R O M E D A T A U R U S A U R I G A S A G I T T A R I U S SUMMER TRIANGLE D e n e b A l t a i r V e g a Fo m al haut A l d e b a r a n T h e P l e i a d e s C apel l a P ol ar i s N or t h St ar S A T U R N 5 J U P I T E R
Transcript of SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE OCTOBER 2021
Antares
Oct. 10Oct. 9
Venus
SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE The New England night sky as it appears on:
October 1 at 10:00 p.m. EDT October 16 at 9:00 p.m. October 31 at 8:00 p.m.
THE PLANETS: Venus is dazzling bright, well to the left of the sunset in twilight. Mars is behind the Sun and not visible this month. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky after dark. Mercury can be easily seen about an hour before sunrise, late in the month.
Oct. 9 – 10: Venus and the crescent Moon form a spectacular sight, together with the star Antares, low in the southwest after sunset. See it from a location with a clear southwestern horizon, such as the top of a hill. You may need binoculars for Antares.
Charles Hayden Planetarium: 617-723-2500, mos.org
New moon October 6
First quarter October 12
Full moonOctober 20
Last quarterOctober 28
HOW TO USE CHART: Hold it overhead so “North” on chart points at true north. Objects near the center of the chart are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the US.
PHASES OF THE MOON
THE STARS: This chart shows the main star
groups and constellations visible near large cities. More stars appear on
moonless nights in less urban areas.
OCTOBER 2021Planet positions shown for mid-month.
Southwest, 45 min. after sunset
SouthW
est
North
East
P E G A S U S
URSA
BIG DIPPER
GREAT SQUARE
MAJOR
LY
RA
AQ
UI L
A
BO
ÖT
ESCASSIOPEIA
CY
GNUSA
ND
RO
ME
DA
TA
UR
US
AUR
IGA
SAGI T
TA
RI U
S
SUMM
ER TR
IANG
LEDe
neb
Altair
Vega
Fomalhaut
Aldebaran
The Pleiades
Capella
PolarisNorth Star
SATURN
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JUPITER
