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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 10:10 EDT (2,818 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 06:30 EDT (2,819 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 05:35 EDT (2,819 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,820 days ago) in Virgo

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 (2,821 days ago) in Perseus

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2016 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2016 (2,823 days ago) in Leo Minor

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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. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 at 15:14 EDT (2,825 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 at 07:58 EDT (2,826 days ago) in Cetus

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Orionid meteor shower 2016 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 (2,826 days ago) in Orion

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 20 Oct 2016 at 14:37 EDT (2,827 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 the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Cuba amongst others. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 at 02:35 EDT (2,828 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. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 at 23:01 EDT (2,829 days ago) in Taurus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2016 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 (2,829 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,831 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 04:49 EDT (2,831 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,831 days ago) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23 EDT (2,831 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 at 06:35 EDT (2,832 days ago) in Pisces

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Oct 2016 (2,833 days ago) in Triangulum

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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. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,834 days ago) in Aquarius