Thursday 22 October to Thursday October 29

The Full Moon is Monday October 26. Occultation of Beta Tauri 29th. Saturn is past opposition, but still magnificent in telescopes. The waxing Moon is close to Saturn on the 24th. Mars is not far from Jupiter low in the morning sky and the pair come closer over the week. In the evening, Venus is lost in the twilight as Mercury sinks towards the horizon. The Orionid meteor shower is best on the mornings of the 22nd and 23rd. The Full Moon is Monday October 26. The Moon at perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on October 29, difficult occultation of Beta Tauri is also on the 29th.North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Saturday, October 24 as seen from Adelaide at 4:52 ACDST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn is low above the north-western horizon. Mars forms a line with Jupiter and the bright star Regulus. The pair come closer over the week ahead of a spectacular meeting in November.The insets shows the telescopic view of Mars Jupiter at this time. Similar views…