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The Sky This Week: Observe the Moon

Against the backdrop of a Full Moon, two planets stand still and the Orionid meteor shower peaks from October 15 to 22.
By Alison Klesman | Published: October 15, 2021 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

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  • Telescopic simulation of Saturn and its moons, dated October 7, 2026, 11 P.M. EDT. Saturn is shown ringed at lower center with the moons Dione and Tethys labeled nearby, Rhea labeled further to the upper right, and Titan labeled at upper left. A 30 arcsecond scale bar sits at lower right.
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  • Simulated view of a dark predawn sky, dated October 6, 2026, 3:10 A.M. CDT, looking east. A thin crescent Moon is labeled at upper center with the bright point of Jupiter labeled just below and to the left, both set against a faint glow near the horizon with scattered faint stars elsewhere in the frame.
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  • Annotated astrophotograph of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), a face-on spiral with a pale blue-white core, dark dust lanes, and sweeping blue spiral arms dotted with red and pink star-forming regions, set against a dark star field. A bright blue star with diffraction spikes appears at left. Small white labels with leader lines point to star clusters labeled C20, C27, C38, C39, H10, H38, M9, R12, R14, U49, U62, U77, and U137.
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  • Photograph of Saturn against a black background, shown nearly face-on with pale cream and tan cloud bands crossing its globe and a faint orange tint near the equator. The wide ring system extends horizontally across the frame, and several small moons appear as faint points of light scattered around the planet.
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