Will you be trick and treating this Halloween? If you are, Saturn will keep you company as you go from door to door.
After the sun sets, keep an eye out for Saturn in the eastern evening sky. Help our younger trick or treaters identify the planet. In the image above, you’ll see that Neptune is also in the sky, just above Saturn. But, like a ghost on Halloween, it can’t be seen with the naked-eye.
If you happen to be in a dark sky location in the Astrotourism Towns, the stunning Magellanic Clouds are also there to accompany you on your trick and treating.
When and where to look:
After sunset, 31st October in the east.
Use the above image as a guide. Astronomical images provided by SkySafari, a Simulation Curriculum Company, All rights reserved www.simulationcurriculum.com.
Something interesting
The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 180,000 light years from Earth and the Small Magellanic cloud is a bit further at 210,000 light years away. They are both classified as irregular galaxies. Our bigger Milky Way is exerting gravitational forces that are slowly pulling them out of shape.
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