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8F Press Sun-Bulletin LIFESTYLE Sunday, September 28, 2003 Pegasus rides high in the sky By ANTHONY PILATO STAR WATCH what the things you own would say iF they could speak? Full moon: Oct. 10 (Hunter's moon) Last quarter: Oct. 18 New moon: Oct. 25 Kopernik Observatory will be open every Friday night through the end of November. There will be programs, telescope tours and sky viewing if clear (programs will be held regardless of weather).

Learn how to identify the constellations and planets (free star maps). Bring your telescope and a Kopernik Astronomical Society member will help you learn how to use it. The observatory opens at 7:30 p.m. Call 748-3685 after 6 p.m. for road and sky conditions or go online at www.kopernik.org.

Pilato is a member of the Kopernik Astronomical Society. Send comments to featurcspressconnects.com. Autumn's most prominent constellation Pegasus, is high in the east right after dark. Pegasus is the winged horse ridden by Perseus while saving the Princess Andromeda. The body of this mythical horse is formed by four stars the Great Square of Pegasus.

The constellation Andromeda follows right behind the winged horse. Planet notes Mars is still visible and has risen fiigher in the sky. Mars sets well jitter midnight, and has been fading as it shrinks in size. Venus is still lost in the early evening sun's glare, but will brighten by the end of the month. I Saturn begins its return to the evening skies, and is visible in the east at 9 p.m.

by the end of the month. Kopernik's large telescopes show excellent views of Saturn's elegant ring system. Jupiter climbs higher in the early morning sky, and shines bright in the east. Moon notes The Moon is close to Mars on Oct. 5 and 6, and passes near Saturn on Oct.

16. In the morning sky, the moon is near upiter on Oct. 2 1 and 22, and near Venus in the evening sky on Oct. 26. Phases of the moon: First quarter: Oct.

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