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can be seen per hour for patient sky a dimmer magnitude than Venus at -2.6, Jupiter will be the brightest star watchers. In comparison, the Orionid meteor shower will peak from Oct 20 in this part of the sky. You will find a through 24. These meteors will appear waning gibbous Moon just below and to be coming out of the southeastern to the left of Jupiter on the evening of sky, from the constellation Orion, the Oct. 5. Hunter. The meteors from this shower Mars will be hard to find in the Ocwill be bright and fast, and can reach tober evening sky. The red planet can a peak count of 40 to 70 be found by looking about 12 meteors per hour for those degrees above southwestern Eye on sky watchers that venture horizon about 45 minutes the Sky to darker, rural skies. after sunset at October Surveyor Columnist On each Friday evebegins. Surprisingly, Mars ning of October, on the CU will keep this relative posiBoulder campus, the Fiske tion to sunset throughout Planetarium is having wonthe month. Each night you derful astronomical shows. can see the planet where the The show for Oct. 5 is called Mars Curiosity Rover is curMars Revealed. There is rently exploring. a live talk on Oct 12, where Two meteor shows can the CU faculty will talk be seen in October. From about Measuring the Oldlater October through early est Light in the Universe November, meteors from the with one of the Highest Taurid meteor shower will Mike Telescopes on Earth. The streak across the night sky. Hotka Oct. 19 show is called The These meteors will appear to Crowded Sky, and the Oct. be coming out of the eastern 26 show is called the Many Faces of sky, from the constellation Taurus, Hubble. Each show starts at 7:30 p.m. the Bull. About a dozen bright meteors and is followed by telescope viewing at the Sommers-Bausch Observatory, weather permitting. For more information, visit the website http://lyra.colorado.edu/sbo/public/ openhouse.html or call 303-492-5002. The Little Thompson Observatory is having their monthly open house event on Oct. 19. At 7 p.m. Steve and Irene Little will give a talk on the Mayan calendar and the superstition related to the end of the world. Telescope observing follows the talk, weather permitting. The observatory is at the northeast edge of Berthoud High School. More information can be found at http://www.starkids.org or by calling 970-613-7793.