The Sky Today on Friday, October 3: Ceres shines in Cetus

Let’s peer into Cetus the Whale to spot 1 Ceres this evening, one day past opposition and glowing at magnitude 7.6, within the reach of binoculars or any small scope.  Ceres is carving a slow path north of Diphda, Cetus’ magnitude 2.0 beta star. Around 10 P.M. local daylight time, Diphda is roughly 20° highContinue reading “The Sky Today on Friday, October 3: Ceres shines in Cetus”
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