Welcome to the 186th edition of 6 Storm Team Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky.
Saturday, October 28th 2023
The October Full Moon takes place Saturday (Sky & Telescope). The Full Moon will occur at exactly 4:24 PM EDT (Sky & Telescope). This Full Moon is called the Hunter’s Moon (NASA).
The Moon will rise at sunset (Sky & Telescope). Jupiter will be located near the Moon on Saturday and Sunday. If you look East about one hour after sunset (Sky & Telescope). Both Jupiter and the Full Moon are close to opposition, which means they are in the opposite direction from the Sun as seen from Earth (Sky & Telescope). The image below shows what to look for in the sky.
Image Courtesy of Sky & Telescope
The following sites were used in the creation of this blog:
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-observation/daily-moon-guide/#1698490466568::0::
https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-20-29/
