NASA shared its recommendations for important celestial bodies and astronomical events to observe in the sky in October. This month is mainly about the planets and planets in the Solar System. There are many opportunities to view major celestial events.

Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter can be observed

According to NASA, planets like Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will be clearly visible in the night sky in October. Venus can be observed in the west just after sunset, while Saturn in the southeast appears in the dark and sets before sunrise.

Mars will rise after midnight and remain high above the southeastern horizon until sunrise. Jupiter will rise in the first half of the night and will be visible in the south in the early morning hours throughout the month of October.

The Europa Clipper mission begins

In addition, NASA’s long-awaited Europa Clipper mission will be launched this month. Duty, Aims to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. There is thought to be a vast liquid ocean beneath Europa’s surface, and this mission will investigate whether the satellite is suitable for life.

The discovery of Europa is one of the most important steps in the search for extraterrestrial life, so much so that when it was first discovered it immediately attracted attention because of its very similar structure to that of Earth and the idea that it contains water. Using a telescope or binoculars Observing Europe on the mornings of October 11 and 25 It will be possible.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS can be observed

One of the other major events this month is the passage of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. One of the brightest comets of the year Considered the closest planet to Earth, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach its closest position to Earth on October 13 and can be observed from the sky. This comet, which rises a little higher every evening, will even be visible to the naked eye thanks to its bright tail.

NASA also draws attention to the combinations of the moon and the planets in October. It is said that Saturn will be close to each other, especially on the nights of October 13 and 14, and that Jupiter and the Moon will be close to each other on October 20. On the mornings of October 23 and 24, Mars will be visible on the southern horizon along with the moon.