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What's Up for October

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International Observe
the Moon Night,

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planet and moon pairups,

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and a meteor shower!

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Hello and welcome! I'm
Jane Houston Jones from

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, California.

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You can't miss bright Venus
in the predawn sky.

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Look for fainter Mars
below Venus on the 1st,

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really close on the 5th,

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and above Venus after that.

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Midmonth, the moon is visible
near Regulus,

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the white starry heart of
the constellation Leo.

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In the October 8-11 predawn sky

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watch the moon glide near the
Pleiades star cluster

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and pass near the red stars

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Aldebaran in the
constellation Taurus

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and Betelgeuse in Orion.

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[whoosh]

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After dusk in the early
part of the month

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look for Saturn in the southwest
sky above another red star:

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Antares in Scorpius.

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Later in the month

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find the moon above Antares
October 22 and 23.

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Saturn will be above the moon
on the 23rd

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and below it on the 24th.

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[whoosh]

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Uranus reach opposition on
October 19th.

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It's visible all night long

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and its blue-green
color is unmistakeable.

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It may be bright enough to see
with your naked eye--

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and for sure in binoculars.

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[whoosh]

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The Orionids peak on October 20
a dark, moonless night.

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Look near Orion's club
in the hours before dawn

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and you may see up to 10 to 15
meteors per hour.

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[whoosh]

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Use binoculars to look for
bright asteroid 7 Iris

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in the constellation Aries.

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Newbies to astronomy
should be able to spot

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this magnitude 6.9 asteroid
--even from the city.

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Look later in the month
and sketch its positions

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a day or two apart--
to see it move.

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Finally, celebrate International
Observe the Moon Night

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on October 28

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with your local astronomy club,

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Solar System Ambassador,

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museum, or planetarium.

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The first quarter moon
that night

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will display some
great features!

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You can find out about all of
NASA's missions at:

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www.nasa.gov

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That's all for this month. I'm
Jane Houston Jones.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory