Kalendarz

paź
1
czw.
🌕 Full Moon
paź 1@11:05 pm – 11:05 pm
paź
7
śr.
Draconids Meteor Shower
paź 7 całodniowy

The second quarter moon will ensure dark skies in the early evening for what should be a good show. Best viewing will be in the early evening from a dark location far away from city lights.

The Draconids is a minor meteor shower producing only about 10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, which was first discovered in 1900. The Draconids is an unusual shower in that the best viewing is in the early evening instead of early morning like most other showers. The shower runs annually from October 6-10 and peaks this year on the the night of the 7th. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Draco, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

paź
10
sob.
🌗 Last Quarter Moon
paź 10@2:39 am – 2:39 am
paź
13
wt.
Mars Will Hypnotize You
paź 13 całodniowy

This optimal positioning occurs when Mars is almost directly opposite the Sun in the sky. Since the Sun reaches its greatest distance below the horizon at midnight, the point opposite to it is highest in the sky at the same time.

At around the same time that Mars passes opposition, it also makes its closest approach to the Earth – termed its perigee – making it appear at its brightest and largest.

This happens because when Mars lies opposite the Sun in the sky, the solar system is lined up so that Mars, the Earth and the Sun form a straight line with the Earth in the middle, on the same side of the Sun as Mars.

The time of Mars’s perigee is an especially good time to observe it, since it neighbors the Earth in the solar system and has the greatest variation of all of the planets in its distance from the Earth. This in turn leads to a large variation in its apparent size and brightness.

paź
14
śr.
Mercury Retrograde Begins
paź 14 całodniowy

This is of particular interest to astrologically minded folks. See URL for more info…

paź
16
pt.
⚫ New Moon
paź 16@9:31 pm – 9:31 pm
paź
21
śr.
Orionids Meteor Shower
paź 21 – paź 22 całodniowy

The waxing crescent moon will set before midnight leaving dark skies for what should be a good show! Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight.

The Orionids is an average shower producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Halley, which has been known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from October 2 to November 7. It peaks this year on the night of October 21 and the morning of October 22. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Orion, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

paź
23
pt.
🌓First Quarter Moon
paź 23@3:23 pm – 3:23 pm
paź
31
sob.
🌕 Full Moon
paź 31@3:49 pm – 3:49 pm
lis
2
pon.
Mercury Retrograde Ends
lis 2 całodniowy

This is of particular interest to astrologically minded folks. See URL for more info…