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tion Taurus the Bull. Despite the moonlit glare, you'll probably be able see Aldebaran, the constellation Taurus' brightest star, though you may need binoculars to spot the dipper-shape Pleiades star cluster. Mid-northern latitudes elsewhere around the world will see Jupiter, Aldebaran and the Pleiades in the same place in the sky at the same hour of the night - yet with the moon somewhat differently positioned relative to these celestial signposts.
• The farther east you live of North America, the closer the moon will appear to Jupiter in tonight's evening sky. In Europe and Africa, you'll see the moon much closer to Jupiter than we see it in North America. In Asia, tonight's moon will appear on the other side of Jupiter, or in between Jupiter and the star Aldebaran.
• The same thing applies to the moon's position the Southern Hemisphere, except that the moon, Jupiter and the Pleiades cluster will rise later in that part of the world. The farther south that you live, the later that that they all rise into the sky - well after midnight at temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. Also, the southern skies see Aldebaran and the Pleiades lining up more horizontally as they rise above the eastern horizon. In either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, the star Aldebaran pretty much makes a right angle with Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster.
• Arcturus sparkles in western sky on October evenings
• If you're not much of a night owl, you might prefer to view the moon and Jupiter in tomorrow's predawn and dawn sky. As seen from everywhere around the world, the moon and Jupiter will be much higher in the sky during the early morning hours, (Continued on page 18)
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