{"id":2940,"date":"2022-10-01T04:48:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T04:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2022-10-01T04:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T04:48:21","slug":"griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/2022\/10\/01\/griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Observatory Sky Report through October, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Click<\/strong><\/a>LISTEN to this week\u2019s Sky Report<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OCT_2022_Sky_Report.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between October 1 and October 31, 2022. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California.<\/p>\n

Mercury<\/strong> rises at 5:43 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 6:48 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>. Mercury is 18-percent illuminated and 8.7 arcseconds wide. On the 31st<\/sup>, Mercury rises at 6:47 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 7:12 a.m., PDT. Mercury is 99-percent illuminated and 4.8 arcseconds wide. Do not observe any planet when it appears close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great.<\/p>\n

Venus<\/strong> rises at 6:21 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup> and rises at 6:01 a.m., PDT on the 31st<\/sup>. It is too close to the sun to be safely observed in October. Do not observe any planet when it appears close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great.<\/p>\n

Mars<\/strong> is in Taurus the Bull.\u00a0 On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises at 10:20 p.m., PDT, with a disk that is 88-percent illuminated and 12 arcseconds wide. On the 31st<\/sup>, Mars rises at 8:39 p.m., PDT, with a disk that is 93-percent illuminated and 15 arcseconds wide.\u00a0 A telescope capable of magnification of 100x or more will be needed to show the disk and any large surface features.<\/p>\n

Jupiter<\/strong> is in Pisces the Fishes. On the 1st<\/sup>, Jupiter rises at 6:22 p.m., PDT, and on the 31st<\/sup> at 3:15 p.m., PDT. Jupiter\u2019s disk is 50 arcseconds wide on the 15th<\/sup>. A telescope capable of magnification 50x will show the Red Spot and the four bright Galilean moons, which can be seen moving back and forth, roughly in a line centered on Jupiter.<\/p>\n

Saturn<\/strong> is in Capricornus the Sea Goat. On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises at 4:21 p.m., PDT, and on the 31st<\/sup> at 2:22 p.m., PDT. The rings and Saturn\u2019s largest moon Titan can be seen with a telescope capable of magnification 50x.<\/p>\n

Uranus<\/strong> is in Aries the Ram. On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises at 8:23 p.m., PDT, and on the 31st<\/sup> at 6:22 p.m., PDT. On the 15th<\/sup>, Uranus is at Right Ascension 3h<\/sup> 2m<\/sup> 7s<\/sup> with a declination of +16\u00b0 48\u02b9 6\u02ba. Uranus is 3.8 arcseconds wide, and so a telescope with a magnification of 150x is needed to show its diminutive disk.<\/p>\n

Neptune<\/strong> is in Aquarius the Water Bearer. On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises at 5:56 p.m., PDT, and on the 31st<\/sup> at 3:56 p.m., PDT. On the 15th<\/sup>, Neptune is at Right Ascension 23h<\/sup> 37m<\/sup> 14s<\/sup> and declination -3\u00b0 47\u02b9 37\u02ba. Neptune is 2.4 arcseconds wide, and so a telescope with a magnification of 150x is needed to show its diminutive disk.<\/p>\n

First quarter occurs on the 2nd<\/sup>, full moon on the 9th<\/sup>, last quarter on the 17th<\/sup>, new moon on the 25th<\/sup>, and first quarter again on the 31st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Orionid meteor shower<\/strong> is active from October 2 to November 7. The Orionids peak on the morning of the 21st<\/sup>. The rate will be about 19 meteors per hour. Orionids are particles shed by comet 1P\/Halley, and they hit our atmosphere at 41 miles (66 kilometers) per second. The meteors appear to stream from the area of the upraised club in the constellation Orion the Hunter.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0All Space Considered<\/a> and\u00a0Griffith Observatory<\/a> on Twitter for updates on astronomy and space-related events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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