Friday, October 16Pluto is stationary in Capricornus at 7 A.M. EDT. This evening, the Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its slightly elliptical orbit, at 6:56 P.M. EDT. Our satellite will then be 251,434 miles (404,644 km) away. Although Pluto is too dim for most amateur scopes to reach, especially with theContinue reading "The Sky This Week from October 16 to 23: The Orionid meteor shower peaks" The post The Sky This…
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