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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 (226 days ago) in Andromeda

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from southern Argentina and southern Chile. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:45 EDT (225 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:50 EDT (225 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 15:39 EDT (225 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 02 Oct 2024 at 20:00 EDT (225 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 (224 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. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (223 days ago) 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. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (223 days ago) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 (222 days ago) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:00 EDT (222 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:39 EDT (222 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 16:26 EDT (222 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 (221 days ago) in Tucana

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Asteroid 39 Laetitia at opposition Asteroid 39 Laetitia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 03:10 EDT (220 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 15:25 EDT (220 days ago) in Scorpius

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Draconid meteor shower 2024 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 (219 days ago) in Draco

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (218 days ago) in Taurus

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2024 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 (217 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 10 Oct 2024 at 14:55 EDT (217 days ago) in Sagittarius

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 (216 days ago) in Auriga