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Rise Early on October 22nd for the Orionid Meteor Shower
The Moon bugs out just in time to enjoy the peak of the Orionids, which trace their origin to Halley's Comet.
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Where to Look Tonight
This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 18
This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 18
Take advantage of these moonless evenings! Make friends with some far Cassiopeia clusters in the high-arching Milky Way. Soon the Moon will return.
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Sky Tour Podcast
This episode takes you on a tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during October. This month the spotlight is on Saturn, which can be seen all night, and a fantastic occultation of Jupiter by the Moon. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
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Webb’s Greatest Hits
Let’s take a jaunt through the now-iconic space telescope’s science results thus far.
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Meteor or Satellite?
Here’s a handy guide to identifying the streaks recorded in your widefield astrophotos.
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Mapping the Invisible
An unseen force shapes the universe at many different scales.