ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS
GETTY IMAGES X3 ILLUSTRATIONS: PETE LAWRENCE, DANIEL BRIGHT
A PARADE OF PLANETS
WHEN: MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER
After residing in the morning sky for the first half of 2022, the bright and not-so-bright planets can now be seen in the late evening sky. The progression starts with Saturn, which is visible 20˚ above the southern horizon at 11pm BST on 14 September, progressively getting to this position earlier each night to arrive there by 10pm on 30 September. For reference, the horizon is 0˚ and the overhead point, or zenith, is 90˚, with 20˚ representing a height approximately one-fifth up the sky.