Actual Astronomy - October Observer's Calendar

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.