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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 12:40 EDT (1,350 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. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 (1,349 days ago) in Tucana

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Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (1,348 days ago) in Draco

324.

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. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,347 days ago) in Gemini

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 (1,346 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 (1,345 days ago) in Auriga

327.

Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 (1,343 days ago) in Corvus

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:19 EDT (1,343 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°20'. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:56 EDT (1,343 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 22:50 EDT (1,343 days ago) in Leo

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 (1,342 days ago) in Triangulum

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 15:32 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 16 Oct 2020 at 19:46 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Virgo

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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 00:53 EDT (1,339 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 (1,339 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 (1,338 days ago) in Gemini

337.

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 (1,338 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 (1,337 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 (1,336 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 10:32 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Bootes