October Night Sky 10-4-26

October offers prime stargazing opportunities with several celestial highlights. Saturn reaches opposition on October 4, making it visible all night and at its brightest for the year, with its rings easily seen through a telescope. Mid-month, the Orionid meteor shower peaks on the night of October 21 into the early morning of October 22, producing up to 20 meteors per hour from debris left by Halley’s Comet. The month concludes with the Hunter’s Moon on October 25–26, a full moon traditionally linked to post-harvest hunting, providing spectacular night skies for autumn observers. https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/october-stargazing-the-best-time-to-see-saturn-meteors-from-halleys-comet/1939791