It crosses into the evening sky in the second week of October and quickly increases its elongation from the Sun. The comet comes closest to Earth Oct. 12, at a distance of 43.7 million miles.

This October, the astronomy world will be abuzz with night-sky happenings, from a bright and potentially naked-eye-visible comet sighting and a ring-of-fire solar eclipse to multiple meteor ...

Mark your calendars for October 28, and this is when it will be at perihelion, which is at its closest point to the sun. It will have a brightness magnitude of -5 to -7 on this day.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The October Sky is about to light up with two meteor showers and another supermoon sandwiched in between. The Draconids Meteor Shower will peak on October 7.

October 2024 night sky happenings. ADVERTISEMENT. Events (a.m. indicates the event happens in the morning sky): During an annular solar eclipse the moon's apparent size is too small to completely ...

Stargazers may have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of two newly discovered comets zipping across the night sky in October, possibly with the naked eye. Astronomy experts say one of the comets ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which was discovered in January 2023, could become a stunning sight in the western sky after sunset starting around Oct. 15, three days after its closest approach, 44 ...

What better way to celebrate spooky season than with a full moon? Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 hunter's moon.

“October is a good month for planet watching,” Faherty said. ... “The rise of Pegasus in the eastern sky is really a signal that autumn has arrived,” Faherty said. Tagged. new york city.