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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 17:55 EDT (12 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.4), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor is well placed in the sky. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 (12 days ago) in Sculptor

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter is well placed in the sky. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (11 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (10 days ago) in Sextans

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47-Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana is well placed in the sky. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (10 days ago) in Tucana

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 at 02:57 EDT (9 days ago) in Virgo

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136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 at 16:28 EDT (6 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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M110 is well placed M110 (mag 8.9), the brightest satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is well placed in the sky. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 (6 days ago) in Andromeda

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M32 is well placed M32 (mag 9.0), the second brightest satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) after M110 is well placed in the sky. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 (5 days ago) in Andromeda

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M31 is well placed The Andromeda galaxy (M31; mag 4.4) is well placed in the sky. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 (5 days ago) in Andromeda

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 at 20:14 EDT (5 days ago) in Sagittarius

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor galaxy (NGC 253; mag 8.0) is well placed in the sky. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 (4 days ago) in Sculptor

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 at 12:33 EDT (3 days ago) in Capricornus

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SMC is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana is well placed in the sky. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 (3 days ago) in Tucana

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 11:51 EDT (2 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°51' of each other. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 14:02 EDT (2 days ago) in Capricornus

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.7), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor is well placed in the sky. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 (2 days ago) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2022 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 (Today) in Draco

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 at 16:57 EDT (21 hours ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 at 10:30 EDT (3 hours ago) in Aquarius