Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Thursday October 31 to Thursday November 7
The New Moon is Friday November 1. Comet C/2023 A3 is rising into darker skies, but fading and this may be the last week to see it in binoculars. Venus is leaving the the Scorpion with Mercury taking its place. Mercury is close to Delta Scorpii on the 4th and 5th. The thin crescent moon is close to Mercury on the 3rd and Venus on the 5th. Saturn is in the northern skies. Mars and Jupiter continue to draw apart. Mars forms a line with the bright stars Castor and Pollux. Mars is leaving Gemini for Cancer.
The New Moon is Friday November 1.
Venus is readily visible and is now visible when the sky is fully dark. Venus passing from the Scorpion in Sagittarius. Mercury is below and close to the thin crescent moon. Comet C/2023 A3 is nearby.
You will need binoculars to see the comet. The inset is the telescopic view of Venus at this time.
Venus is close to the thin crescent
moon. Mercury is in the head of the Scorpion and close to Delta Scorpii
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is now visible in the evening twilight below Venus. Mercury is close to Delta Scorpii on the 4th and 5th. The thin crescent moon is close to Mercury on the 3rd and Venus on the 5th.
Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight and is readily visible in the evening twilight. Venus leaves the scorpion this week. The thin crescent moon is close to Venus on the 5th.
Mars is rising in the morning sky and near Jupiter. The pair continue to draw apart as as Mars passes through Gemini into Cancer forming a line with Castor and Pollux.
Jupiter is rising in the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is below the red star Aldebaran forming a line with Mars. Jupiter is now rising before midnight but is best in the morning.
Saturn is high in the evening sky. Saturn is visible all night long.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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