Today:
Cassiopeia, the Queen, is a w-shaped constellation in the north-northeast this evening. The picture of the Queen is often one of her sitting on her throne, this time of year laying on its back with the legs toward your right.
Tuesday:
Just before midnight in the east-northeast, the Last Quarter Moon rises in the company of the giant planet Jupiter, placing the pair high in the southeast for early risers between 4:30 and 5:00 AM, just as twilight blushes along the eastern horizon. Jupiter’s slow return to the evening skies will be increasingly favorable this fall.
Wednesday:
As the clock strikes midnight, waning Moon climbs into the east-northeast, well left of its companion last night, Jupiter. As the Moon climbs higher in the hours after midnight, take note of the patch of faint stars to its left, known as the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades. Jupiter re-visits the Seven Sisters about 2 hours earlier each month this fall.