2221.

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. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 at 13:13 EDT (1,721 days ago) in Cetus

2222.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Oct 2019 (1,723 days ago) in Triangulum

2223.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 13 Oct 2019 at 17:07 EDT (1,725 days ago) in Pisces

2224.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 13 Oct 2019 at 15:10 EDT (1,725 days ago) in Pisces

2225.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2019 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 (1,727 days ago) in Auriga

2226.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2019 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 (1,728 days ago) in Cetus

2227.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 14:28 EDT (1,728 days ago) in Aquarius

2228.

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, 10 Oct 2019 at 12:55 EDT (1,728 days ago) in Aquarius

2229.

Draconid meteor shower 2019 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Oct 2019 (1,729 days ago) in Draco

2230.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 07 Oct 2019 (1,731 days ago) in Tucana

2231.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2019 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Oct 2019 (1,732 days ago) in Draco

2232.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (1,733 days ago) in Sculptor

2233.

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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (1,733 days ago) in Tucana

2234.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

2235.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

2236.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

2237.

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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 12:47 EDT (1,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

2238.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 (1,735 days ago) in Sculptor

2239.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 16:56 EDT (1,735 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2240.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 16:22 EDT (1,735 days ago) in Ophiuchus