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October highlights

Your guide to the night sky this month

The big three

The top sights to observe or image this month

The planets

Our celestial neighbourhood in October

The night sky – October

Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

Moonwatch

October’s top lunar feature to observe

Comets and asteroids

Brightening comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) loops the loop in the Northern Crown

Star of the month

Kaffaljidhma, a triple in Cetus the Whale