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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 13 – 22

The week’s big event is the Moon stepping on the Sun on Saturday the 14th. But the Moon’s not done. Several days later it steps squarely on the handle of the Sagittarius Teapot, then on Herman’s Cross. Show-off.

Image: S&T’s Sean Walker resolved Io briefly half lit as it slipped into Jupiter’s shadow.

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