BEFORE THE DAWN: Early spring this October offers a wonderful sky before dawn. If you. Has set their alarm at 7AM not waste time on morning yawns and fast despabile, bundle up a bit, take a breath the mountain and point your eyes to the sky to the north. The star of greater magnitude is Jupiter (with good binoculars reach differentiate its four major moons: Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto). Making center in Jupiter, 35th on the northern horizon, we left the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Also on the left but a little higher, Aldebaran, the red eye of Taurus giant. Above the belt of Orion (the three Marys) and the sword of Orion, within which lies the Orion Nebula (to see with binoculars in the center of the sword). If we follow the direction of the three Marys upward almost find on our head to the Dog Star Sirius, the largest magnitude of the entire sky in the constellation Canis Major. If you look to the east you will see a huge Venus, a familiar planet, alter ego of the Earth. AFTER SUNSET: Looking West we have a magnificent opportunity to see the full extent of the constellation Scorpio, before the sun reaches the middle of November. Here the main character is another red giant Antares, a star of great drive and passion. Text and photos: Architect William G. Gras.
