301.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2020 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,419 days ago) in Sextans

302.

47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,419 days ago) in Tucana

303.

Supernova SN2020ukx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2784. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,418 days ago)

304.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,417 days ago) in Sagittarius

305.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake 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, 29 Sep 2020 at 04:21 EDT (1,417 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,415 days ago) in Virgo

307.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 17:05 EDT (1,415 days ago) in Cetus

308.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (1,415 days ago) in Andromeda

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:24 EDT (1,414 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,414 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Namibia and Angola amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,414 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (1,413 days ago) in Sculptor

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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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,412 days ago) in Tucana

314.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,412 days ago) in Sculptor

315.

Supernova SN2020uxz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 514. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,411 days ago)

316.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2020 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 (1,411 days ago) in Draco

317.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 10:13 EDT (1,410 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 12:40 EDT (1,410 days ago) in Virgo

319.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 (1,409 days ago) in Tucana

320.

Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (1,408 days ago) in Draco