Looking Up: Flying horse crosses October skies

With the crisp, crunch of autumn leaves cushioning your feet on this planet we call Earth, we behold the autumn evening skies. The constellation scene is dominated by a flying horse, followed by a maiden who never seems to catch up, a group of dim but always interesting constellations with a theme of the sea, and a solitary stellar beacon shining low.In mid-evening, step out and look high up in the south (assuming you are in the mid-northern latitudes as we have in the continental United [...]