The Sky: October 21-29: Jupiter at its brightest and largest, telescopically

By Cosmic1 on October 22, 2023   Astronomy, Jupiter, Moon, Out There, Planets, Saturn, Space, Stars, Telescopes  

Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 22, 2023 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 ■ First-quarter Moon (exact at 11:29 p.m. EDT). ■ The shadow of Jupiter’s fast-moving moon Io crosses onto the eastern edge of Jupiter’s face at 8:07 p.m. EDT, followed closely by Io itself 20 minutes later. Jupiter’s Red Spot should transit the planet’s central […]