Happy Halloween! 🎃 This week in the world of astronomy, spot a nearby super-Earth candidate less than 20 light-years away and catch interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS at dawn. Plus, relive the life and legacy of telescope-optics pioneer Al Nagler, who passed away earlier this week.
Albert H. Nagler, a pioneer of telescope optics, passed away at the office of his company Tele Vue Optics on Monday, October 27th. He was 90 years old.
Halloween evening this year finds the waxing gibbous Moon shining in the south with yellowish Saturn glowering to its left (by almost two fists at arm's length). Farther below the Moon twinkles lonely Fomalhaut.
Pegasus is a large, distinctive constellation that’s easy to spot. During October, you can use it — along with Saturn — to find some amazing celestial sights in their vicinity.
