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October 2015 guide to the five visible planets
Bright Venus and Jupiter – and fainter Mars – close together in east before dawn. Mercury joins in mid-month. Saturn is the lone evening planet.
The most noticeable planet this month is dazzling Venus in the east before dawn. Look in the direction of sunrise as dawn begins to light the sky. Next, in that same part of the sky, you’ll notice Jupiter, second-brightest planet. Fainter Mars is also in the morning sky beneath Venus. Saturn is the lone evening planet this month, setting at early evening from mid-northern latitudes and at mid-evening from temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. Mercury will make a fine appearance in the morning sky for the Northern Hemisphere for a few weeks, centered on mid-October. Follow the links below to learn more about October planets.
Saturn – lone evening planet – visible at nightfall
Venus brightest object in the east before sunrise
Jupiter second-brightest, east before sunrise
Mars between Venus and Jupiter before sunrise
Mercury at early dawn, better from Northern Hemisphere
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essen...il&utm_term=0_c643945d79-6f1375cacc-394440245
Bright Venus and Jupiter – and fainter Mars – close together in east before dawn. Mercury joins in mid-month. Saturn is the lone evening planet.
The most noticeable planet this month is dazzling Venus in the east before dawn. Look in the direction of sunrise as dawn begins to light the sky. Next, in that same part of the sky, you’ll notice Jupiter, second-brightest planet. Fainter Mars is also in the morning sky beneath Venus. Saturn is the lone evening planet this month, setting at early evening from mid-northern latitudes and at mid-evening from temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. Mercury will make a fine appearance in the morning sky for the Northern Hemisphere for a few weeks, centered on mid-October. Follow the links below to learn more about October planets.
Saturn – lone evening planet – visible at nightfall
Venus brightest object in the east before sunrise
Jupiter second-brightest, east before sunrise
Mars between Venus and Jupiter before sunrise
Mercury at early dawn, better from Northern Hemisphere
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essen...il&utm_term=0_c643945d79-6f1375cacc-394440245
