This ringed telescopic wonder is well placed for telescopic observation before dawn. The steady predawn atmosphere can help render the planet and rings sharp and clear in a telescope eyepiece. The moon will shine near Jupiter tomorrow morning at dawn, and Saturn will be to the upper right of the moon on Tuesday morning. In a few weeks, however, we won't need to rise early to see Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter reaches opposition on Oct. 23, and Saturn's opposition is on Nov. 5.
Opposition means that a planet is opposite the sun in the sky and is visible all night.
An observer outside by 8 p.m. during early November can catch both planets climbing in the eastern sky.