You’ll find Saturn 5° northeast of a waxing gibbous Moon overnight on Oct. The ringed planet stands high in the south well before midnight. The planet’s location in southwestern Aquarius adds luster to this dimly lit region of sky. It starts out at magnitude 0.5 and dips by 0.1 magnitude during October. Saturn is well placed all evening for observation with a telescope. The second week of October is also a great time to view the zodiacal light. Venus dazzles in the morning sky, rising about four hours before the Sun. And it’s a good time to track down Uranus and Neptune in binoculars. Saturn is stunning in the evenings, while Jupiter is nearing its best for the year, visible all night. 14 is the big event this month, with most of the U.S. Credit: Stefan Seip - An annular eclipse of the Sun on Oct. 3, 2005, eclipse shows prominences at the Sun’s edge. During an annular solar eclipse, the Moon appears too small to completely cover the Sun.
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