This week the moon will be close to the ochre spot of distant Saturn and then the brighter white spot of Jupiter
This week we follow the moon as it cruises across the night sky, changing from its first quarter phase into a full moon. En route, it will encounter two of the solar system’s gas giant planets.
The chart shows the view looking south from London at 9pm BST on 24 October. The waxing gibbous moon will be close to the ochre spot of distant Saturn, shining its yellow light in the otherwise undistinguished star field of Aquarius, the water bearer.
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