Thursday 1 October to Thursday October 8

The Last Quarter Moon is Saturday October 3. Daylight savings starts on the 4th. Saturn is at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 4th. Mars forms a line with the bright stars Castor and Pollux and is close to the waning Moon on the 5th. Jupiter is low in the morning sky is close to the crescent Moon on the 6th-7th. In the evening, Venus is slowly sinking and Mercury is rising, the pair are close on the 6th-7th. The Last Quarter Moon is Saturday October 3. Daylight savings starts on the 4th. The Moon is atperigee (when it is closest to Earth) on the 2nd.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Monday, October 5 as seen from Adelaide at 5:21 ACDST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn is low above the north-western horizon. Mars forms a triangle with with the bright stars Procyon and Pollux and the waning Moon. Jupiter is low on the horizon.The inset shows the telescopic view of Mars and Jupiter at this time. Similar views will be seen…