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[Chelsea Gohd] What's Up
for October?

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A supermoon takes over,

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the Draconid meteor
shower peeks through,

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and the Orionid meteors
sparkle across the night sky.

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The evening of October
6th, look up and be amazed

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as the full Moon is bigger
and brighter because - 

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it's a supermoon!

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This evening, the Moon could
appear to be about 30% brighter

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and up to 14% larger
than a typical full Moon.

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But why?

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Well, supermoons happen
when either a new Moon

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or a full Moon
coincides with "perigee,"

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which is when the Moon is at
its closest to Earth all month.

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So, essentially, this is an
exceptionally close full Moon!

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Which explains
its amazing appearance.

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And what timing - 

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- while the supermoon
appears on October 6th, 

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just a couple of days
before on October 4th,

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is "International Observe
the Moon Night"!

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This is an annual, worldwide
event when Moon enthusiasts

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come together and
enjoy our natural satellite.

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You can attend or host
a Moon-viewing party, or simply

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observe the Moon
from wherever you might be.

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So look up, and
celebrate the Moon

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along with people
all around the world!

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If you luck into some dark sky

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between October 6th and 10th,

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you might witness

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the first of two October
meteor showers - the Draconids!

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The Draconid meteor shower comes
from debris trailing the comet

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21P Giacobini-Zinner burning up
in Earth's atmosphere.

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These meteors
originate from nearby

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the head of the
constellation

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Draco the dragon
in the northern sky

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and the shower can produce up
to 10 meteors per hour!

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The Draconids peak around
October 8th,

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but if you don't see any,

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you can always blame
the bright supermoon

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and wait a few weeks
until the next

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meteor shower - the Orionids!

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The Orionid meteor shower,

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peaking October 21st,

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is set to put on
a spectacular show,

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shooting about 20 meteors
per hour across the night sky.

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This meteor shower happens
when Earth travels

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through the debris trailing
behind Halley's Comet,

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which burns up
in our atmosphere.

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The full duration
of the meteor shower

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stretches from September 26th,

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all the way
to November 22nd,

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but your best bet to see meteors

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is on October 21st before
midnight until around 2 am.

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This is because, not only
is this night the shower's peak,

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it is also the October new moon,
meaning the Moon will be

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between the Earth
and the Sun,

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making it dark
and invisible to us.

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With a moonless sky,
you are much more likely

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to catch a fireball
careening through the night.

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So find a dark location
after the Sun has set,

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look to the southeast sky

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(if you're in the
Northern Hemisphere)

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and the northeast (if you're
in the Southern Hemisphere)

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and enjoy!

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Orionid meteors appear to come

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from the direction
of the Orion constellation

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but you might catch
them all across the sky.

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Here are the
phases of the Moon for October.

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You can stay up to date
on all of NASA's missions

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exploring the solar system
and beyond at science.nasa.gov.

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I'm Chelsea Gohd from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory,

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and that's
What's Up for this month.