Night-sky targets for October 3-10, 2008

Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the double star Gamma Andromedae, and the Deer Lick Group are visible in this week's night sky.

By Michael E. Bakich — Published: October 2, 2008

Use this finder chart to help you locate M31's galactic groupies.

Photo by Astronomy: Roen Kelly

Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

In each episode, Michael highlights:

One object you can see without any optical aid
One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope

Targets for October 3-10, 2008

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

Listen to the podcast:

Downloadable File(s)

October 3 2008 Andromeda Galaxy Gamma Andromedae Deer Lick Group (6696 kB)

You can read the episode's transcript at the Astronomy.com blog. The transcript contains additional links to resources within Astronomy.com to help your observing.

After you listen to the podcast and try to find the objects, be sure to share your observing experiences with us by leaving a comment at the blog or in the Reader forums.

Subscribe to Astronomy magazine podcasts through iTunes.

Previous episodes:
September 26-October 3, 2008: Square of Pegasus, Globular cluster M15, Stephan's Quintet
September 19-26, 2008: Venus, the Dumbbell Nebula, and NGC 7006
September 12-18, 2008: Delphinus, the Double Double, and the Blue Snowball
September 5-11, 2008: Scutum star cloud, Wild Duck Cluster (M11), and Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822)
August 29-September 4, 2008: The Summer Triangle, the North America Nebula, and the Bow-Tie Nebula

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