October 2009 is pretty interesting up in northern hemisphere, because all seven planets can be seen during one night. This is not very usual. Read more about planets in October 2009 and find all the planets during one night.
Phew! It was a loooong break. As you can see, my previous post is from last Christmas. It has been really busy ride at my work, so I had to skip blogging this site. Now the situation looks better, so it is time to continue writing Homeboy’s Astronomy Blog. Today I am going to present you which planets can be observed on northern hemisphere during October 2009.
Right now it is a bit rare situation, because one can observe all seven planets during one night. Naturally it depends much on your location on planet, but for example here in Finland all planets can be seen on . This kind of phenomenon can be seen at least once a year in southern countries, but up here in north it does not happen every year. During this one night you can observe Jupiter at evening, Uranus and Neptune on midnight, and Venus and Mars on late night. Saturn and Mercury can be seen on early morning.
October 2009 planets
Jupiter is located in constellation Capricorn, and it can be observed about four hours after sun set. Turn your telescope or binoculars towards South, and you should see Jupiter shining bright.
Uranus is the next planet to be observed, and it can be seen on early night. In the middle of October Uranus moves from Pisces to Aquarius. Most often you need a telescope or at least binoculars to observe Uranus, but if you happen to have good observing conditions, you might see it even by the naked eye.
Neptune is located in constellation Capricorn and it can also be seen on early night. Neptune is such a dim planet that you need a telescope or binoculars to see it.
Venus is a planet that most people must have noticed, because it can be seen shining very bright on Eastern morning sky. On early morning of October 13th Venus is located very close to Saturn.
Mars is located in constellation Gemini, and it can be seen climbing from North-East right before midnight. Best time to observe Mars is early morning when the planet moves to Eastern sky.
Mercury has not been visible before October, but currently it can be seen on Eastern sky on early morning. October 18th is a special day, because Mercury and Saturn are located very close to each other on early morning.
Saturn is located in constellation Virgo and it can be seen on Eastern sky on early morning. October 13th is a special day, because Saturn is located very close to Venus on early morning.
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I saw a strange event in the sky over northern France last night (18 October) around 21h. A small almost cone shaped glowing cloud slowly moving north directly over head 45 km north of le Mans. It took about 5 min to go out of sight setting in the north. There was a halo around it (at a distance) a bit like the halo around the moon when there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. The halo was elongated reflecting the cone shaped central cloud. What was it??? A satellite?
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