However, it’ll be shifting westward from night to night, with respect to the meridian (a line in our sky, running due south to due north), as Earth moves around the sun. From here on, the planet will be moving eastward in front of the stars again (its normal direction). The end of retrograde motion, however, marks the end of the best months to see Saturn. The planet is “stationary” – ending its westward or retrograde motion – on October 23. Around October 23: Saturn ends retrograde As evening falls throughout October 2022, look for bright golden Saturn in the southern sky. In this case, because the ecliptic – or path of the sun, moon and planets – is tilted sharply with respect to the horizon, the little planet doesn’t rise very high before sunrise.
October mornings: Mercury for the Southern Hemisphere From the Southern Hemisphere, Mercury peeks above the eastern horizon just before sunrise in the first half of October 2022. Additionally, higher in the morning sky is Regulus, brightest star in Leo the Lion. So now, it’s at its greatest distance from the sunrise and at its highest position above the dawn horizon. The little planet reaches its greatest angular distance from the sun on October 8, 2022. Meanwhile, it’s beginning its best morning apparition of 2022 for the Northern Hemisphere. But it’s hard to see from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, however. Visible planets and night sky guide October, 2022 October mornings: Mercury for the Northern Hemisphere Mercury lies in the east before sunrise the first half of October, from around the world. October-November-December 2022 heliocentric solar system.Looking for a dark sky? Try EarthSky’s Best Places to Stargaze To see a precise view from your location, try Stellarium Online. Note: Our charts are mostly set for the northern half of Earth. Later, it’ll return to our evening sky before the year ends. So presently, Venus is hidden in the sun’s glare now. Venus, the brightest planet and next planet inward from Earth in orbit around the sun – will go behind the sun as seen from Earth on October 22. Mars shines down from high in the sky at sunup. It’s in the west before sunup, brighter than all the stars. Jupiter spends all night arcing across the sky. You’ll find it bright in the east before sunup. Mercury in early October is just beginning its best morning apparition of the year for Northern Hemisphere observers. On October mornings, three bright planets arc across the sky: Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. It’s very red now and brighter than most stars, racing towards its December 8 opposition, when Earth will fly between Mars and the sun. (that’s local time, the time on your clock). It’s ascending in the east after sunset, visible all night.
Saturn is high in the sky after sunset – golden in color, shining steadily – perfect for observing all evening. In addition, between the Great Square and bright planet is a pretty, but faint group of 6 stars known as the Circlet in the constellation Pisces. A dark sky reveals the bright planet directly south of the Great Square of the constellation Pegasus. This planet’s opposition – when Earth flew between Jupiter and the sun – was on September 26. The bright “star” ascending in the east at nightfall this month is really a planet, the largest of the planets in our solar system, Jupiter.
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