3 items of interest:
- The Harvest Moon Saturday September 26, 2026
The Full Moon closest to the September equinox is called the Harvest Moon. It is unique because the Moon rises close to the same time several days in a row.By Anne Buckle, Graham Jones, and Vigdis Hocken
The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon nearest the autumnal (fall) equinox, which happens around September 22, depending on the year and time zone.
On average, the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day. At Full Moon, it rises as the Sun sets.In the Northern Hemisphere around the Harvest Moon, however, the difference in the time of moonrise from one day to the next is less than 50 minutes.
Most years, the Harvest Moon is in September, but around every three years, it’s in October.
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- Neptune is the Sun’s fourth-largest planet – four times the diameter of Earth. But it’s also the most-distant major planet – 30 times farther from the Sun than Earth is.
Neptune is closest to Earth today for the entire year. It shines at its brightest, and it’s in the sky all night.
You still need help to see it. But its location is easy to spot. As night falls, it’s about half way between the full Moon – the Harvest Moon – and the planet Saturn, which looks like a bright star to the lower left of the Moon.
Neptune Opposition III: September 25, 2026 — StarDate Online
Draining the color from a giant planet
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- The International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) can easily be spotted with the naked eye. Because of its size (110m x 100m x 30m), it reflects a large amount of sunlight.The best time to observe the ISS is when it is nighttime at your location, and the Space Station is sunlit. Often, such a viewing situation occurs in the morning before sunrise, or in the evening after sunset.
ISS observation
A localized list of ISS sighting opportunities. Find out when the International Space Station can be observed from your location.
www.astroviewer.net