![]() ![]() Neptune will be somewhat faint with a magnitude of 7.8, and the bright full moon will make it even more difficult to view Neptune will be somewhat brighter on the following nights and will be at its brightest when it reaches opposition on Friday, Sept. The planet will be around 4.5 degrees northwest of the moon, but another way to spot Neptune will be to look for the medium-bright star 20 Piscium a few finger widths above the moon Neptune will be just to the west of it. 11) and will travel westward throughout the sky towards the southeastern stars of the Aries constellation. Neptune will also appear in the sky, although the distant ice giant will not be nearly as bright and visible as Jupiter. Meanwhile high in the sky to the south is Pegasus, the winged horse, Andromeda and Cetus, the whale.Įditor's Note: If you take an amazing photo of the Harvest Moon that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, send images and comments in to Additional resourcesįor more information about the observing the moon, check out " Moongazing: Beginner’s guide to exploring the Moon" by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and " The Moon: A Beginner's Guide to Lunar Features and Photography" by James Harrop.Looking for a telescope to see the full Harvest Moon? We recommend the Celestron Astro Fi 102as the top pick in our best beginner's telescope guide. 10 progresses one will see the summer stars set and the fall stars rise by midnight Scorpius and Sagittarius have set and the Summer Triangle is above the southwestern horizon. The constellations visible in late September are still largely those of summer early in the evening the Summer Triangle asterism (or star pattern) is still visible near the zenith and Scorpius and Sagittarius will be in the south. and is visible throughout the night, appearing to the left of the full moon. Mars gets quite high in the sky – 70 degrees by the time the sun comes up on Sept. By about midnight both the planet and the brightest star in Taurus, Aldebaran, will be in the east-northeast with Mars to the left (north) of Aldebaran. 10) so the planet will still be quite low – about 4.5 degrees above the horizon – when the sky starts to get lighter. That leaves jut under an hour before sunrise (6:31 a.m. ![]() On the night of the full moon, Venus will be a morning star, rising in New York at about 5:36 a.m. 8, Saturn will likely be among the first “stars” you see above and to the right of the moon. That said, the moon and Saturn will be in Capricornus, a faint constellation that can get largely washed out by the light of the moon itself, so if you are looking to the southeast on Sept. By the time they rise (for Eastern Seaboard sky watchers) they will be a bit further apart, as the moon moves approximately one of its own diameters every hour. The pair becomes visible again after sunset (which is at 7:16 p.m.) The closest approach the two bodies will make is about 3º 43’, or about seven and a half lunar diameters. That’s just after sunrise in New York City, which is at 6:29 a.m. ![]() 8 the moon makes a close pass to Saturn, with the two in conjunction – having the same celestial longitude – at 6:31 a.m. (Image credit: Stuart McNair) Visible Planets In this photo by Stuart McNair, the rising Harvest Moon illuminates farmland during sunset on Sept. The festival is also popular in Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. 10-12) when families traditionally gather the festival celebrates the harvest and light lanterns to wish for future prosperity. It is a three-day public holiday (from Sept. In China, the full moon of September will mark the mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the mooncake festival (for the eponymous food). One peculiarity of the Islamic calendar is that the months migrate through the year, relative to Gregorian dates, because the lunar month is shorter than the 30-day month used in solar calendars. Muslims use a lunar calendar, so the full moon is in the middle of the month (in this case, called Safar). For Abrahamic traditions the full moon of September can be important, as for Jewish people it's the one that precedes the High Holy Day of Rosh Hashonah which starts on Sept. ![]()
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