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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 EST (491 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 EST (491 days ago) in Cetus

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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 (492 days ago) in Tucana

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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 EST (493 days ago) in Libra

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:39 EST (493 days ago) in Libra

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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 EST (493 days ago) in Libra

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 (493 days ago) in Draco

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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 (494 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 (494 days ago) in Tucana

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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 (495 days ago) in Sculptor

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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 EST (496 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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 EST (496 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 EST (496 days ago) in Virgo

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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 EST (496 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (497 days ago) in Andromeda

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 at 17:19 EST (498 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:46 EST (499 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (501 days ago) in Tucana

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (501 days ago) in Sextans

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (501 days ago) in Sextans