October 1, 2020
The Moon is Full at 21:05 U.T.
today. This is the first of two Full
Moons for this month.
The 40” refractor at Yerkes
Observatory was dedicated on this day
in 1897. In its time, the telescope was
the largest in the world.
October 2, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 3, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 4, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1
was launched on this date in 1957. It
was the first artificial object to orbit
the Earth.
October 5, 2020
The Moon is waning gibbous
today.
October 6, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 7, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
Look for the Great Square of
Pegasus in the east right after sunset.
You’ll actually see it tilted over to look
more like a baseball diamond. Oh that
reminds me, are we doing the World
Series this year?
October 8, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today. It will rise just before
midnight tonight.
October 9, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 10, 2020
The Moon reaches third quarter
phase at 00:39 U.T. today.
October 11, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 12, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
In 1964, the Soviet Union
launched Voskhod 1, the first manned
vehicle with more than one crew
member.
October 13, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today .
October 14, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 15, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 16, 2020
The Moon is New at 19:31 U.T.
today. No solar eclipse for this
particular New Moon.
October 17, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 18, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 19, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 20, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 21, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
Tonight, you may to watch the
Orionid meteor shower. The waxing
crescent Moon should not interfere with
the shower this year.
October 22, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 23, 2020
The Moon reaches first quarter
phase at 13:22 U.T. today.
October 24, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 25, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 26, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 27, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 28, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 29, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 30, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 31, 2020
Full Moon today at 14:49 U.T.
That should add to the ambience of
Halloween this year. Full Moons occur
on Halloween about once every 19
Years.
Happy Samhain.