Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 22: Iapetus at superior conjunction The nearly Full Moon passes 5° north of Neptune at 11 P.M. EDT, creating a celestial triangle with the ice giant and nearby gas giant Saturn. Our satellite and Neptune share the constellation Pisces, while SaturnContinue reading "The Sky Today on Friday, October 23: Nab Neptune near the Moon" The post The Sky Today on Friday,…
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