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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 15:48 EDT (593 days ago) in Pisces

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Draconid meteor shower 2022 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 (592 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 (592 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 at 16:54 EDT (592 days ago) in Pisces

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 (591 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2022 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 (590 days ago) in Auriga

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 02:11 EDT (589 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Alaska and Greenland amongst others. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 02:11 EDT (589 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 at 23:40 EDT (587 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 at 00:31 EDT (586 days ago) in Taurus

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 (586 days ago) in Triangulum

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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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 13:15 EDT (584 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 at 00:31 EDT (583 days ago) in Cetus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2022 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 (583 days ago) in Gemini

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Orionid meteor shower 2022 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 (580 days ago) in Orion

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 23:36 EDT (579 days ago) in Capricornus

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 (577 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia, western Russia, Europe, Africa and eastern Greenland. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 07:01 EDT (576 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 2022 (575 days ago) in Perseus

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 at 11:50 EDT (574 days ago) in Scorpius