P685 CEEFAX 685 Thu 21 Oct 21:05/13 1/5 MERCURY is not well placed for British obsjrvjrs at the moment, but comes into view in November as a morning object. VENUS remains prominent in the eastern sky before dawn. SATURN is an kvening object in Capricornus, and therefore rather low down for British obsjrvjrs. URANUS and NEPTUNE are badly placed &5 in Sagittarius. & BBC1 601 C3 603 BBC1 Choice 608 BBC2 602 C4 604 BBC2 Choice 609 Food BBC1 TV BBC2 TV 2 ChoiceP685 CEEFAX 685 Thu 21 Oct 21:15/22 2/5 O MOON New: 15 Oct, 13 Nov, 13 Dec. &5 First quarter: 22 Oct, 21 Nov, 20 Dec. Full: 30 Oct, 29 Nov, 28 Dec. Last quarter: 8 Oct, 7 Nov, 6 Dec. There are two eclipses in November. A partial eclipse of the Sun on the 13 not visible from Britain, but on 29 November there will bj a total eclipse of the Moon visible from whole of the British Isles. &k &k It begins at 0440 and ends at 0810, with totality from 0602 to 0648. Recent lunar eclipses have been &u dark. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp8ppz Food BBC1 TV BBC2 TV 2 ChoiceP685 CJEFAX 685 Thu 21 Oct 21:10/27 3/5 METEOR SHOWERS The Orionids - 16-27 October, maximum 22 Oct; moonlight will not interfere badly. The Taurids - 20 Oct-30 Nov, maximum 3 Nov; The Geminids 7-16 &5 Dec, maximum 13 Dec; The Ursids - 17-25 Dec, maximum 23 Dec. THE STBRS The main autumn constellation is the Square of Pegasus high in the south. Leading off from it is M31, the Great Spiral in Andromeda. The "Summer Triangle" (Deneb, Vega and Altair) is still prominent. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz BBC1 601 BBC2 602 BBC1 Choice 608 Food BBC1 TV BBC2 TV 2 ChoiceP685 CJEFAX 685 Thu 21 Oct 21:14/34 4/5 More details together with star charts are available on Newsletter No 51, available from: The Sky at Night, BBC TV, London, W12 7RJ. Please send a stamped, addressed envelope. The Sky at Night Information line keeps you up to date with any news. &5 The number is 0891 800 330. &5 Calls cost 36p/min cheap rate, 48p/min at other times. &5 BBC1 601 C3 603 BBC1 Choice 608 BBC2 6p2 C4 604 BBC2 Choice 609 Food BBC1 TV BBC2 TV 2 ChoiceP685 CJEFAX 685 Thu 21 Oct 21:11/27 5/5 FUTU$J PROGRAMMER Sun 14 Nov BBC1, repeated Sat 20 Nov BBC2. A school's radio observatory in Somjrsjt. Sun 12 Dec BBC1, repeated Sat 18 Dec BBC2. Latest findings about Black Holes. Sun 9 Jan BBC1, repeated Sat 15 &5 Jan BBC2. Cosmic Charioteer. &5 j &5 BBC1 601 C3 603 BBC1 Choice 608 BBC2 602 C4 604 BBC2 Choice 609 Food BBC1 TV BBC2 TV 2 Choice