It’s a great month for astronomy lovers in Malta.

Not only will today’s night skies be home to the Draconids Meteor Shower, but they will also show off Mercury at its ‘greatest elongation’.

Whilst this might sound complex, we promise you it isn’t.

In short, when a planet is at its ‘greatest elongation’ that means that it’s ‘reached its greatest distance from the Sun’, making it look brighter than usual.

And whilst Mercury will be at its greatest elongation tonight, earthsky.org highlights that it will “continue getting brighter after that”.

“So, later in October, although it’ll be edging back towards the sunrise, Mercury will be easier to spot in the morning twilight,” earthsky.org added.

So, make sure to keep an eye out for Mercury all throughout this month!

A similar phenomenon took holds of the islands just last month, when Neptune – the eighth planet from the sun – was also at opposition.