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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Oct 2027 (1,206 days away) in Sculptor

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Mon, 04 Oct 2027 at 13:47 EDT (1,207 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Tue, 05 Oct 2027 (1,208 days away) in Tucana

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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 2027 (1,208 days away) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2027 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Oct 2027 (1,209 days away) in Draco

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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. Wed, 06 Oct 2027 at 21:22 EDT (1,209 days away) in Coma Berenices

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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. Thu, 07 Oct 2027 at 07:48 EDT (1,210 days away) in Sagittarius

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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 2027 (1,210 days away) in Tucana

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Draconid meteor shower 2027 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Oct 2027 (1,212 days away) in Draco

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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. Sat, 09 Oct 2027 at 11:46 EDT (1,212 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Sun, 10 Oct 2027 at 09:04 EDT (1,213 days away) in Virgo

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2027 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Oct 2027 (1,213 days away) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2027 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Oct 2027 (1,214 days away) in Auriga

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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. Tue, 12 Oct 2027 at 06:32 EDT (1,215 days away) in Aquarius

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Comet 104P/Kowal passes perihelion Comet 104P/Kowal makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 12 Oct 2027 (1,215 days away) in Cancer

356.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 at 09:46 EDT (1,218 days away) in Pisces

357.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 (1,218 days away) in Triangulum

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°17'. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 at 20:10 EDT (1,218 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 17 Oct 2027 at 20:27 EDT (1,220 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Oct 2027 at 07:29 EDT (1,221 days away) in Taurus