is scheduled to launch a rocket Thursday night that should be visible to the DMV as it climbs into the night sky.
The facility hopes to to the International Space Station at 9:38 p.m. EDT, which will mean dark skies to look for the rocket. The Cygnus cargo ship (spacecraft) is the SS .
The launch and mission will be carried live by NASA starting at 9 p.m. EDT on and the .
Depending on where you are in the DMV, you might be able watch the rocket ascending into the sky with your own eyes. The covers quite a bit of territory.
NASA has provided . It is possible to see the launch from Wallops鈥� Visitor Center and surrounding areas but traffic is very heavy during these launches.
Getting to an elevated location that looks to the east is your best bet. Binoculars will improve your view immensely.
Launch updates can be obtained via NASA Wallops Flight Facility and . There is also a nifty launch app, , you can check.
蜜桃视频app prospects are 70% go for launch, but rain is forecast for the DMV. You should check for updates during the day.
The Full Harvest Moon occurs Thursday night at 5:05 p.m. EDT, and if there are some breaks in the clouds it will be a sight to see rising in the east at about 7:15 p.m. EDT.
This is the first of two full moons this month, with the Oct. 31 .
If you are up before dawn on Oct. 2, be sure to check out the close pairing of brilliant .
Also on Oct. 2, Mars and the bright moon will be close to one another as both rise in the Eastern sky at about 7:39 p.m. EDT. They will be visible and striking during the night.
Mars will be closest to Earth and brightest in our sky on Oct. 6 and at opposition, rising at sunset in the east Oct. 13. Mars is quite the sight and a peek will be worth your time.
To round out the month, the . The meteors from this shower originate from famous Halley鈥檚 Comet and zip into our atmosphere at 41 miles per second! They are seen to radiate from the constellation Orion, the Hunter, which is visible in the southeast sky. Look a couple of nights before and bundle up and be comfy for the peak.
As you can see, there’s a lot to enjoy in the sky this month — if the weather cooperates.
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