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October 15, 2026

Earth’s Unique Eclipses: Compared to Mars, Jupiter, and a Mercury Transit from Venus!

Today we are going to take a look at some solar eclipses from other planets. Just before we do, we are going to review the most recent eclipse that we saw from here on Earth, because our eclipses are different. The eclipses that we get here on Earth are unique. Back on the 12th of…
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October 13, 2026

October Deep Sky Objects and Exoplanets: The Golden-Eye Cluster, Orion’s Sword, and Whirlpool Galaxy

Today we are going to take a look at a couple of the other things that are visible in the October sky, starting with a particular cluster of stars that is visible in the morning. We looking at the morning of the 14th, with Mars in Cancer the Crab. Even though the constellation Cancer isn’t…
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October 8, 2026

Meteor Showers in October: The Draconids and The Orionids!

Today we are going to be taking a look at some of the meteor showers that are occurring during the month of October and we’re going to start with the Draconids because the Draconids are the first good shower that we’re going to get. They are technically peaking on the 9th of October, but we…
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October 6, 2026

Jovian Moons in October: More Galilean Occultations!

Today we are going to look at a few more of the interesting positions that Jupiter’s moons will take relative to each other in the month of October. Firstly, of course we’re going to have a quick look at Jupiter in the morning from here in Ireland, just to see where its moons are like…
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October 1, 2026

Even More October Stargazing: Mercury & Venus, Mars in the Beehive Cluster and More!

In a recent piece, we took a look ahead to a couple of the events that were occurring in October but there were so many things going on that I didn’t get a chance to look at all of them. In the last piece, we took a look at some of Jupiter’s moons occulting each…
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September 29, 2026

A Moon & Jupiter Conjunction, and Many Occultations of the Jovian Moons, in Early October

Today we are going to be taking a look at Jupiter in the morning. Specifically we’re going to be looking at some of Jupiter’s largest moons, the Galilean moons, and how they occult each other or have conjunctions with each other over the course of October. That premise may sound familiar to some of you,…
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September 24, 2026

October Astronomy: Conjunction, Opposition, Meteor Showers and More!

Today we are taking a look ahead to the month of October. October has quite a few events, we have the opposition of Saturn and a close conjunction between Mars and the Moon, as well as the Draconid meteor shower and much more. We might not have the equinox this month, we might not have…
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September 22, 2026

The Beehive Cluster in the Morning and a 2031 Moon-Venus Occultation!

Today we are going to be taking a look at the Beehive Cluster, which is an open cluster of stars that we can see around morning time at the moment. We are going to take a look forward to the year 2031 to observe this cluster in the future for an event that was suggested…
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September 17, 2026

Stargazing at the End of September: The Equinox, the Full Moon, and Neptune’s Opposition

Today we are going to review a couple of the events that are happening at the end of September. We are starting with the equinox on the 23rd, but we’re also going to take a look at the opposition of Neptune on the 25th and the Full Moon on the 26th. The date of the…
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September 15, 2026

The Jovian System in Late September: Galilean Occultations at Sunrise!

Today we are going to be taking a look at some partial occultations and conjunctions involving the Jovian satellites. This is something we have taken a look at in a previous piece, for occurences early in September. There were some conjunctions and occultations in involving Jupiter’s moons, early in the morning and from various locations,…
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