Posts Tagged ‘October 12’
EarthSky Tonight—October 12, Arcturus sparkles in
![EarthSky Tonight—October 12, Arcturus sparkles in western sky on October evenings EarthSky Tonight—October 12, Arcturus sparkles in western sky on October evenings](https://www.berthoudrecorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/10oct12_430-75x68.jpg)
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Is Comet Hartley 2 beginning to brighten? A bright star in the west in the evening in October – flashing colors – is Arcturus. Let us back up a minute. The extremely bright object in the east to southeast sky on these October 2010 evenings is the planet Jupiter. Still, many have asked about a bright star – not as bright as Jupiter, but still very bright and twinkling very actively – in the west after sunset. Jim wrote, ... Full Story