Content overview: “NASA October 2026 Skywatching: Saturn at Opposition, Orionid Meteor Shower, and Moon Meets”. NASA’s October 2026 skywatching guide highlights three celestial events for stargazers. Saturn reaches opposition, making it its brightest and largest in our sky all year—a prime time to observe the ringed planet with a telescope or even spot it with the naked eye. Later in the month, the Orionid meteor shower peaks, offering up to 20 meteors per hour under dark skies.
The Orionids are debris from Halley’s Comet, and they’re known for fast, bright meteors that can leave persistent trains. Also this month, the Moon passes close to the Pleiades star cluster, also called the Seven Sisters, creating a beautiful pairing visible with binoculars or the unaided eye. These events offer easy ways to connect with the night sky, whether you’re an experienced observer or a beginner. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.