Podcast: Night-sky targets for October 24-31, 2008
The constellation Triangulum the Triangle, Double Cluster in Perseus, and the spiral galaxy NGC 891 are visible in the next few days.
By
Michael E. Bakich —
Published:
October 23, 2008 Cross Triangulum's border into the constellation Andromeda to find an asterism amateur astronomer John Davis views as a golf putter.
Photo by Astronomy: Roen Kelly
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 24-31, 2008
Naked eye: Constellation Triangulum the Triangle
Small telescope: Double Cluster in Perseus
8-inch or larger telescope: Spiral galaxy NGC 891 |
- October 17-24, 2008: Constellation Piscis Austrinus, globular cluster M2, and the Saturn Nebula
- October 10-17, 2008: Constellation Equuleus, double star Albireo, and Polarissima Borealis
- October 3-10, 2008: Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the double star Gamma Andromedae, and the Deer Lick Group
- September 26-October 3, 2008: Square of Pegasus, Globular cluster M15, Stephan's Quintet
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