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Private observatory above the beach. #jealous #astronomy #stars #planets #milkyway

What’s Up for October 2016?

What’s Up for October? Moon phases, Astronomy Day, meteors and Saturn!

The new moon phase starts the month on October 1. Of course, the new moon isn’t visible, because it’s between Earth and the sun, and the unlit side is facing Earth. 

Night by night the slender crescent gets bigger and higher in the sky and easier to see just after sunset. On the 3rd and 4th, the moon will pass just above Venus!

A week later on the 9th the moon has traveled through one quarter of its 29-day orbit around Earth, and we see the first quarter phase. Also look for Mars just below the moon.

Join us in celebrating International Observe the Moon Night Saturday, October 8th, with your local astronomy club or science center. Conveniently, the 8th is also Fall Astronomy Day, celebrated internationally by astronomy clubs since 1973.

One week later on the 16th the moon reaches opposition, or the full moon phase, when the moon and the sun are on opposite sides of Earth. And the sun completely illuminates the moon as seen from Earth. 

During this phase, the moon rises in the east just as the sun is setting in the west. Overnight, the moon crosses the sky and sets at dawn.

A week later, on the 22nd of October, the last quarter moon rises at midnight. Later, the pretty and bright Beehive Cluster will be visible near the moon until dawn.

To wrap up the month, 29 days after the last new moon we start the lunar cycle all over again with another new moon phase on October 30th. Will you be able to spot the one-day old moon on Halloween? It will be a challenge!

There are three meteor showers in October–the Draconids, the Taurids and the Orionids. Try for the Draconids on October 8th.  

See the Taurids on October 10th. 

The Orionids will be marred by the full moon on the 21st, but all three meteor showers will offer some possible bright meteors.

Finally, you’ll have an especially pretty view of Saturn, when it forms a straight line with Venus and the red star Antares on the 27th.

You can catch up on NASA’s lunar mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Cassini Mission to Saturn and all of our missions at www.nasa.gov.

Watch the full October “What’s Up" video for more:

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.

Can’t win ‘em all. 

This is a match at the RoboCup, an international competition for soccer-playing robots. By 2050, roboticists hope to have full-sized humanoid AI robots compete against the champions of the World Cup. Sounds crazy, right? It’s not as insane as you’d think.

Learn more about hyper-intelligent robots»

Here are some #moon shots that were taken through the viewfinder of my @celestronuniverse 5SE telescope last night. #lunartic #nightsky #samsungs9plus #instaphoto #samasungphoto #celestial https://www.instagram.com/p/BnCt5nzDlx2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jse3czferj5w

Rough | Impisi

Marvel Studios have announced at SDCC 2022 that Phase Four, Phase Five & Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will collectively be known as "The Multiverse Saga.“

PHASE FOUR

"Black Widow” (2021)

“WandaVision” (2021)

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (2021)

“Loki” season 1 (2021)

“What If…?” season 1 (2021)

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021)

“Eternals” (2021)

“Hawkeye” (2021)

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021)

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (2022)

“Moon Knight” (2022)

“Ms. Marvel” (2022)

“Thor: Love and Thunder” (2022)

“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” (2022)

“Untitled Halloween Special” (2022)

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022)

PHASE FIVE

“The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” (2022)

“What If…?” season 2 (2023)

“Secret Invasion” (2023)

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023)

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023)

“Loki” season 2 (2023)

“Echo” (2023)

“Ironheart” (2023)

“The Marvels” (2023)

“Blade” (2023)

“Agatha: Coven of Chaos” (2023)

“Daredevil: Born Again” (2024)

“Captain America: New World Order” (2024)

“Thunderbolts” (2024)

PHASE SIX

“Fantastic Four” (2024)

“Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” (2025)

“Avengers: Secret Wars” (2025)

Lexus #LFA has such a sexy sound to it. #cargasim #cars #LAAutoShow

Nature is amazing!!

Dream & Borealis by Maurizio Pignotti

Childhood is the only part of life we are really meant to enjoy. Once that’s over, we’re only still on Earth to make life enjoyable for people whose turn it is to be a child.

I completely forgot the #occultation of #Mars being eclipse by our #Moon was happening. Here is my shot after #Mars had passed #celestial #lunartics #redplanet #canon70d #500mm (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5ZziDrPs_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=