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Outside magazine, September 1995


Stargazing
By David N. Schramm

Fall is here: The 23rd is the date of the autumnal equinox, when the Sun crosses the equator on its southerly arc, marking the beginning of the season. The new Moon will occur the next day, and its associated dark sky will be a good backdrop for a September showpiece, the w-shaped constellation Cassiopeia, on the opposite side of the North Star from the Big Dipper. Mercury will be visible in the early evening during the first three weeks of the month, and Venus will become visible in the evening twilight late in the month. Mars will be moving into the constellation Libra and will set in the late evening. Saturn, in the constellation Aquarius, will be visible most of the night.