THE SKY TONIGHT: OCTOBER 2026
The October 2026 sky guide highlights the final evening appearances of Venus, the Orionids meteor shower, and the upcoming Martian Moons eXploration mission launch by JAXA. It provides astronomical observations for stargazers and updates on space exploration milestones.
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Atoms & Galaxies Ground-breaking galactic wind research Atoms & Galaxies THE SKY TONIGHT: SEPTEMBER 2026 Science & Society Atoms & Galaxies From galaxies to knees The Casual Observer October takes us into the season of Kambarang , signalling the start of warmer weather. Correspondingly, the brightest parts of the Milky Way – marked by Sagittarius and Scorpius – have moved lower in the western sky during the evenings as spring sets in.
This is your last chance to see Venus in the evening sky. Having dominated the western sky for the past five months, the planet is soon passing in front of the Sun and will be lost in the glare by mid-October.
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