Northern Sky: October 17

Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota. She authors the Minnesota Starwatch column, and contributes to WTIP bi-weekly on the Monday North Shore Morning program through "Northern Sky," where she shares what's happening with stars, planets and more.
A busy morning sky with Venus, Jupiter, and Mars fairly high in the east; Mars and Jupiter at their closest on October 17th; a full moon rising on October 26th at its fullest at 7:05am on the 27th.