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Night Sky Highlights in October 2024


See the Super Hunter Moon on 17 October 2024

On the night of 17 October the closest full moon to Earth for 2024 rises in the east at dusk. At 357,000 kilometres away the Super Hunter Moon will appear as the biggest and brightest full moon in our night sky for this year. At first, when the full moon is low to the horizon, an optical illusion will be at play too. Its proximity to the foreground landscape easily confuses our eye-brain connection giving the impression that the moon is even bigger than it is!

The Super Hunter Moon is visible all night long from dusk until dawn. In a 150mm telescope 

 

Look for a Comet: From mid-October through early November keep a look out for a potentially bright comet low across the western horizon once it gets dark. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is set to become a noteworthy sight for a few weeks this autumn, potentially being visible to the naked eye. The brightness of comets is always difficult to predict. Even if it does not reach its predicted magnitude of +2.0 it should certainly be an easy target in binoculars and small telescopes.

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