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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 (1,290 days ago) in Pisces

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Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 (1,290 days ago) in Corvus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 (1,292 days ago) in Auriga

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 (1,293 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,294 days ago) in Gemini

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Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (1,295 days ago) in Draco

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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 (1,296 days ago) in Tucana

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 12:40 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 10:13 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Pisces

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2020 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 (1,298 days ago) in Draco

71.

Supernova SN2020uxz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 514. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,298 days ago)

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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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,299 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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,299 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. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (1,300 days ago) in Sculptor

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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, 03 Oct 2020 at 13:22 EDT (1,300 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Namibia and Angola amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:24 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Pisces

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (1,302 days ago) in Andromeda

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 17:05 EDT (1,302 days ago) in Cetus