Moon and Mars

For the next several days the Moon will approach Mars in Pisces, forming an easy guide to Mars if you’re uncertain about how exactly to find it. 

Use the accompanying link to locate Mars this week, and while you’re at it be sure to check out an all-sky chart to help find prominent constellations! Andromeda, Pegasus and Perseus are easy to find and host to an array of wonderful observing targets. 

This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 - 31 - Sky & Telescope

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 ■ First-quarter Moon, exact at 9:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. By evening, about half a day later for North America, the Moon's terminator will be just a bit convex. The Moon will shine in dim Capricornus - left of Jupiter and Saturn at dusk, and upper left of them as the evening grows late.

The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn are still visible just after twilight in the southern sky.

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