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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. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at 00:54 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°47'. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at 14:35 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Libra

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2020 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 (1,368 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 18 Oct 2020 at 20:58 EDT (1,368 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia amongst others. Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26 EDT (1,367 days ago) in Scorpius

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Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,366 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, 20 Oct 2020 at 10:31 EDT (1,366 days ago) in Bootes

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The Great Conjunction of 2020 In December, Jupiter and Saturn will make their closest approach since the year 1623. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,365 days ago)

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Supernova SN2020xtz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6574. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,365 days ago)

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Orionid meteor shower 2020 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 (1,365 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°00'. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 13:12 EDT (1,364 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 13:26 EDT (1,364 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 23:42 EDT (1,364 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 00:13 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 05:34 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Capricornus

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2020 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 24 Oct 2020 (1,362 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 25 Oct 2020 (1,361 days ago) in Lepus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 25 Oct 2020 at 14:19 EDT (1,361 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. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 (1,360 days ago) in Perseus