Jupiter in October
Prominent in the Southern Evening Sky
Jupiter is still in the southeast after sunset in October. If you are a casual, early
evening observer, check out the planet now while it’s convenient. Apart from the Moon, it
will be the brightest object in the evening this month, rivaled only by Saturn to its left.
By the way, it is very easy to follow Jupiter’s four big moons as they orbit the giant
planet.
Even a fairly small telescope will show these satellites. If you would like to locate the
four Galilean moons of Jupiter in you small telescope, I highly recommend this app for
your iOS device. It’s free!
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