{"id":108105,"date":"2025-10-28T09:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/108105\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:02:06","slug":"the-sky-today-on-tuesday-october-28-track-ceres-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/108105\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sky Today on\u00a0Tuesday, October 28: Track Ceres\u2019 movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tBack to Article List\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tDwarf planet 1 Ceres is passing close by a star this evening. In just an hour or two, you can watch the main-belt world\u2019s motion by eye.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ASY-SM1025_03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Path of Ceres in October 2025\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCeres spends all month within a short distance of several bright stars, aiding in its identification. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On October 27th, Jupiter will be observable south of Pollux in Gemini at magnitude \u20132.2, with East Coast observers having the opportunity to witness an occultation of its moon Io between approximately 12:10 A.M. and 3:45 A.M. EDT.<br \/>\nThe dwarf planet 1 Ceres will be visible at 8th magnitude within the constellation Cetus, accessible to observers utilizing binoculars or small telescopes.<br \/>\nCeres&#8217;s discernible motion relative to background stars, specifically its transit from east to west south of a proximate field star, can be observed over a period of one to two hours.<br \/>\nThe article provides specific ephemeris data for October 27th, including sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and a 45% waxing crescent Moon phase, calculated for 40\u00b0 N 90\u00b0 W.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/the-sky-this-week\/the-sky-this-week-from-october-24-to-31-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky This Week<\/a>\u00a0column.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">October 27: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/the-sky-today-monday-october-27-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jupiter passes south of Pollux<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jupiter stands south of Pollux in Gemini, rising in the east during the early-morning hours. The gas giant can\u2019t be missed, glowing at magnitude \u20132.2 to the lower right of Castor and Pollux, the Twins\u2019 heads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aim your telescope at Jupiter and East Coast observers can catch a disappearing act as Io, off to the planet\u2019s west, disappears just after 12:10 A.M. EDT, winking out as it passes into Jupiter\u2019s long, dark shadow. Io will reappear from occultation about 3:45 A.M. EDT, when it pops into view off the northeastern limb.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight is an excellent opportunity to watch dwarf planet 1 Ceres move relative to the background stars of Cetus the Whale. A bonus: You can do so even if all you have is binoculars!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ceres is now 8th magnitude, within range of binoculars and small scopes. By 9 P.M. local daylight time, it is 30\u00b0 high in the southeast, located 7\u00b0 above 2nd-magnitude Diphda (also called Deneb Kaitos and cataloged as Beta [\u03b2] Ceti) and about 2\u00b0 west of magnitude 4.8 Phi1 (\u03c61) Ceti.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ceres is passing particularly close to a similarly bright field star \u2014 it is the southernmost light of the two. Over the course of an hour or two, you can notice their relative positions change as Ceres slides from east to west south of the star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunrise:\u00a07:25 A.M.<br \/>Sunset:\u00a06:02 P.M.<br \/>Moonrise:\u00a01:56 P.M.<br \/>Moonset:\u00a011:14 P.M.<br \/>Moon Phase:\u00a0Waxing crescent (45%)<br \/>*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40\u00b0 N 90\u00b0 W. The Moon\u2019s illumination is given at 10 P.M. local time from the same location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back to Article List Dwarf planet 1 Ceres is passing close by a star this evening. 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