Around 8pm tonight (7 Oct) take a wander outside and gaze into the night sky. Have a look for the half-Moon which will be sitting over the southern horizon. Just to the right of the Moon is a particularly bright star - that is actually the planet Jupiter.If you have a handy pair of binoculars then peering at this planet will reveal up to four tiny points of light close by. These are the four main moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
Don't worry if it's cloudy as Jupiter will be around for a good couple of months in this part of the sky. The Moon, however, will continue its journey around the Earth and will move off to the left day by day.
