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The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast launched in 2009 as part of the International Year of Astronomy. This community podcast continues to bring you day after day of content across the years. Everyday, a new voice, helping you see the universe we share in a new way. This show is managed by Avivah Yamani, edited by Richard Drumm. This podcast is funded through Patreon.com/CosmoQuestX and produced out of the Planetary Science Institute. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Actual Astronomy - October Observer's Calendar
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing the public views through their telescopes. actualastronomy@gmail.com (Times in Eastern) - Oct 1: Moon at perigee; Beta Cephei colorful double star - Oct 2: Venus stationary; 41 Aquarii colorful double star; R Fornacis carbon star - Oct 3: Last Quarter Moon (9:25); Gegenschein high in S at midnight; 3 Cephei colorful double star - Oct 4: Saturn at opposition; Lunar Curtis X; Sirius unaided in daylight; Jupiter double shadow transit (12:49 AM); M30 well placed - Oct 5: Mars occulted by Moon (NW Canada); Mercury 5° N of Venus; Jupiter double shadow transit (7:03 PM); Europa & Callisto shadow double feature (3:24 AM); M2 & NGC 7009 well placed - Oct 6: Jupiter occulted by Moon (4:33 AM); Pallas at opposition; 161P/Hartley-IRAS well placed - Oct 7: NGC 7293 (Helix Nebula) well placed - Oct 8: Zodiacal Light in E; M15 well placed - Oct 9: NGC 7331 well placed - Oct 10: New Moon (11:50); S Taurid meteors peak; Stephan's Quintet well placed; - Oct 11: Spot Vega unaided? Jupiter double shadow transit (2:42 AM); NGC 7023 well placed - Oct 12: Mercury greatest eastern elongation; Mercury near Moon; Jupiter double shadow transit (9:11 PM); NGC 40 well placed - Oct 13: Vesta at opposition; Spot Vesta unaided; M42 well placed - Oct 14: Antares near Moon - Oct 16: Moon at apogee - Oct 17: Hipparchus Ray (7:45 PM) - Oct 18: First Quarter Moon (12:13); Lunar X near Werner; Jupiter double shadow transits (4:42 AM & 7:07 AM); Maginus sunrise ray (7:00 PM) - Oct 19: Lunar Straight Wall - Oct 20: Jupiter double shadow transit (12:24 AM); 94 Aquarii colorful double star - Oct 21: Orionid meteors peak (ZHR=20); Jupiter double shadow transit (5:59 PM); WZ Cas colorful double star; R Leo max - Oct 23: Venus in inferior conjunction; Crater Baily (9:00 PM) - Oct 24: Mercury stationary; Crater Baily (9:00 PM); Tycho Brahe died (1601) - Oct 25: Full Moon; Jupiter double shadow transit (7:18 AM) - Oct 26: Mare Orientale (9:00 PM) - Oct 28: Moon at perigee; Jupiter double shadow transit (8:35 PM) - Oct 31: Halloween; X Cnc carbon star in pre-dawn; Z Psc carbon star in evening We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
