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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2017 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 (2,440 days ago) in Leo Minor

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 15:24 EDT (2,442 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 15:10 EDT (2,442 days ago) in Eridanus

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Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 96P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 (2,443 days ago) in Virgo

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Orionid meteor shower 2017 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 (2,443 days ago) in Orion

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 15:13 EDT (2,445 days ago) in Virgo

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 13:26 EDT (2,445 days ago) in Pisces

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2017 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2017 (2,446 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°58'. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 20:21 EDT (2,447 days ago) in Virgo

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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 12:07 EDT (2,447 days ago) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 07:12 EDT (2,447 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 06:05 EDT (2,447 days ago) in Virgo

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136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 16 Oct 2017 at 13:33 EDT (2,448 days ago) in Cetus

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 (2,449 days ago) in Triangulum

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Cuba amongst others. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 at 07:25 EDT (2,449 days ago) in Leo

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 at 08:25 EDT (2,452 days ago) in Gemini

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2017 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 (2,453 days ago) in Auriga

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2017 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 (2,454 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Kazakhstan and India amongst others. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 14:19 EDT (2,455 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 10:40 EDT (2,455 days ago) in Taurus