October 9 sky event: The moon passes 3 degrees south of Mars, 17:00h UT (1 p.m. EDT).
Editor Dave Eicher shares a video featuring Stephen Hawking at Starmus http://goo.gl/n48HUs
Associate editor Eric Betz is currently at sea north of the Arctic Circle with a group of 27 Astronomy magazine subscribers. Here's his aurora report from last night.
October 8 sky event: The Moon passes 0.7 degrees south of Venus, 21h UT (5 p.m. EDT).





!['Eclipse wedding
The Earth, Moon, and Sun aligned perfectly for a pair of Arizona newlyweds last night. Photographer Jake Bacon worked out the exact angle where the eclipsed Moon would rise over @[129502213768772:274:Antelope Point Marina] at Lake Powell, and then used a 300mm f/2.8 lens at f/11 to catch this cosmic wedding photo. Did you see the eclipse last night? Share your photos by sending them to readergallery@astronomy.com'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12036370_10153696073769602_1445303088251657214_n.jpg?oh=85e3fe6bcbd45e304a392cb65f14f089&oe=56979DA5)




















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