81.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 01:54 EDT (2,448 days ago) in Taurus

82.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 at 17:04 EDT (2,449 days ago) in Virgo

83.

Draconid meteor shower 2017 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 (2,449 days ago) in Draco

84.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 (2,450 days ago) in Tucana

85.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,450 days ago) in Leo

86.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,452 days ago) in Sculptor

87.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2017 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,452 days ago) in Draco

88.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 14:40 EDT (2,452 days ago) in Cetus

89.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 12' of each other. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 12:36 EDT (2,452 days ago) in Leo

90.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 09:26 EDT (2,452 days ago) in Leo

91.

The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Oct 2017 (2,453 days ago) in Tucana

92.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 (2,454 days ago) in Sculptor

93.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania and Tonga amongst others. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 at 08:37 EDT (2,454 days ago) in Aquarius

94.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 at 04:14 EDT (2,454 days ago) in Leo

95.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 (2,455 days ago) in Andromeda

96.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 at 17:17 EDT (2,455 days ago) in Aquarius

97.

Supernova Gaia17clt discovered A new supernova has been discovered in MRK 415. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 (2,458 days ago)

98.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 22:54 EDT (2,460 days ago) in Sagittarius

99.

47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (2,460 days ago) in Tucana

100.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (2,460 days ago) in Sextans