October 13-15, 2021:  The waxing gibbous moon passes the bright evening planets, Saturn and Jupiter.  Look for them in the south-southeast after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/10/04/2021-october-13-15-moon-passes-saturn-jupiter/

October 12, 2021:  The moon, Saturn, and Jupiter are strung along the southern sky this evening after sunset.  Venus continues its trek through Scorpius.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/10/03/2021-october-12-moon-approaches-saturn-jupiter/

October 11, 2021:  The waxing moon appears above the spout of the Teapot of Sagittarius.  Brilliant Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/10/02/2021-october-11-steamed-moon/

November 19, 2021:  A morning lunar eclipse is visible from across most of North America.  The moon is almost completely immersed in Earth’s shadow at 3:02 a.m. CST.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/10/01/2021-november-19-morning-lunar-eclipse/

October 10, 2021:  Saturn’s retrograde ends this evening.  It slowly resumes its eastward motion compared to the starry background.  The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are easily visible after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/30/2021-october-10-saturns-retrograde-ends/

NASA is pausing operational commands with the spacecraft exploring Mars as the Red Planet nears its conjunction with the sun.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/29/2021-october-mars-command-pause/

October 8, 2021:  The crescent moon approaches Venus in the western sky this evening, leading up to tomorrow’s close grouping of Venus, the crescent moon, and the three stars of the Scorpion’s head.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/28/2021-october-8-venus-moon-group-with-scorpion/

October 7, 2021: The lunar crescent returns to the evening sky for a short visit in the western sky after sunset.  The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the early evening.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/27/2021-october-7-evening-crescent-planet-pack/

Mars is at its solar conjunction on October 7, 2021.  It begins a slow return into the morning sky. By year’s end it appears low in the southeastern sky with the moon.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/26/2021-october-december-mars-conjunction-return-to-morning-sky/

October 6, 2021:  The moon is at its New moon phase today.  This evening look for the three bright planets after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/09/25/2021-october-6-new-moon-evening-planet-pack/