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# StarDate Susitna - October 16, 2022, by Kathleen Fleming
- URL: https://ktna.org/stardate-susitna-october-16-2022-by-kathleen-fleming/
- Published: 2022-10-21T20:34:35.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-21T20:34:36.000Z
- Description: The recent clear nights have been very inspiring, and Kathleen Fleming wants you to know “what’s up” in the solar system for the rest of October.
- Author: KTNA Staff
- Tags: Susitna Writer's Voice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

The recent clear nights have been very inspiring, and Kathleen Fleming wants you to know “what’s up” in the solar system for the rest of October.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/33/ba/33ba1645-e235-4115-bc50-e5d7ece463fe/content/images/ktna-org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sds-10-16-22-image-mars-retrograde.jpg)

As Earth passes Mars on our inside track, Mars appears to move backwards, retrograde. This year the dance happens in front of the stars of Taurus. Image credit: NASA