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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2021 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (1,045 days ago) in Draco

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (1,045 days ago) in Sculptor

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 at 07:06 EDT (1,044 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 (1,043 days ago) in Tucana

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 at 23:35 EDT (1,043 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 at 11:45 EDT (1,042 days ago) in Libra

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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. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 at 13:27 EDT (1,042 days ago) in Libra

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Draconid meteor shower 2021 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 (1,042 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 12:14 EDT (1,041 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 14:35 EDT (1,041 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:04 EDT (1,041 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:58 EDT (1,041 days ago) in Scorpius

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2021 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 (1,040 days ago) in Cetus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 22:41 EDT (1,040 days ago) in Capricornus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2021 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 (1,039 days ago) in Auriga

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Madagascar, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka amongst others. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 10:49 EDT (1,038 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 23:25 EDT (1,038 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 3°56'. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 03:08 EDT (1,036 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 04:37 EDT (1,036 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°08'. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 06:02 EDT (1,035 days ago) in Capricornus