Meteor Showers
Orionids 2026: Halley’s Comet Meteors Peak October 21
The Orionid meteor shower peaks before dawn on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. These are pieces of Halley’s Comet, hitting the atmosphere at 66 kilometres a second, and at…
October 2026
20 posts tagged October 2026
Sky Guides
What Is Earthshine? The Glow on the Crescent Moon
Look at a thin crescent Moon this week and you may notice something odd: you can see the rest of the disc too, glowing faintly inside the bright…
This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: October 5 to 11, 2026
This is the darkest week of October and one of the busiest. The Moon shrinks from a morning crescent to new moon on Saturday, leaving every evening moonless.…
Planets
Moon Meets Mars and Hides Jupiter: October 5 and 6, 2026
Two mornings in a row this week the waning crescent Moon visits the two brightest planets of the dawn sky. On Monday, October 5, it passes just over…
Sky Guides
How to Find the Andromeda Galaxy in October 2026
The Andromeda Galaxy is the farthest object most people will ever see with their own eyes: a galaxy of a trillion stars, 2.5 million light years away, whose…
Sky Guides
New Moon October 10, 2026: The Darkest Nights of the Month
The new moon of October 2026 falls on Saturday, October 10, at 10:50 AM Central Time (15:50 UTC). For stargazers the exact minute matters less than the week…
Planets
Planets Visible in October 2026: Saturn, Jupiter and Mars
October 2026 is a good month for planets, with one at its very best, two dominating the morning sky, one making a brief evening appearance and one leaving…
Sky Guides
October 2026 Night Sky: Hunter’s Moon, Draconids and Saturn
Saturn at opposition, a moonless Draconid peak, Mercury beside a two-day-old Moon, the Orionids and the Hunter's Moon: October 2026 night by night, with times for your city.
Planets
Saturn at Opposition 2026: See the Rings at Their Best
Saturn is closest and brightest for the year on October 4, 2026, up all night with its rings tilted open again after the 2025 edge-on view. When to…