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Skywatchers in Cork are being pointed to the best places to catch this month's meteor showers, with an interactive map highlighting ideal viewing spots across the county. Interest in meteor showers is also high across the UK more broadly as people look up for the celestial display.
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Stargazers are looking to the October night sky, with attention on the month's meteor shower alongside other astronomical events. Sky & Telescope is highlighting Saturn at opposition the night of October 3–4, when the planet's rings are at their brightest, adding to a busy period for skywatchers this October.
- 3The ISS still stops people in their tracks●I realize the space station passes overhead a few times a week, but each time I see that tiny bright dot race across the
Skywatchers are sharing the small wonder of spotting the International Space Station as it races overhead several times a week, appearing as a tiny bright dot crossing the night sky. Posters say that even after many sightings, it remains astonishing that people are actually living aboard the orbiting laboratory, with the observation striking a chord as a moment of shared everyday amazement about human presence in space.
- 4SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center may be visible in Tallahassee▼SpaceX rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center: Will it be seen in Tallahassee?
SpaceX is preparing a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast, and local newspapers are telling residents in Tallahassee and elsewhere in the state whether the launch may be visible from their area. Falcon rockets launching from the coast are often visible across much of Florida shortly after liftoff, weather permitting, drawing wide attention from skywatchers.
- 5Twilight alignment of Moon and Saturn draws skywatchers●Celestial alignment during twilight offers a unique opportunity to observe the varying scales of our solar system. This
A celestial alignment at twilight is giving observers a chance to see the waning crescent Moon close to Saturn and its rings in the same field of view. Astronomy enthusiasts are sharing images and noting how such conjunctions illustrate the vast difference in scale between objects in the solar system, from the nearby Moon to Saturn's distant, cratered disk.