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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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (2,100 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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (2,100 days ago) in Tucana

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 13:36 PDT (2,100 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 13:36 PDT (2,100 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 13:36 PDT (2,100 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 09:47 PDT (2,100 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 2019 (2,102 days ago) in Sculptor

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 13:56 PDT (2,102 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 13:22 PDT (2,102 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 at 23:18 PDT (2,103 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. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 (2,103 days ago) in Andromeda

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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. Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:12 PDT (2,105 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°14'. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 at 15:01 PDT (2,106 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. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 12:05 PDT (2,107 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 11:27 PDT (2,107 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, 27 Sep 2019 at 19:23 PDT (2,108 days ago) in Virgo

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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 2019 (2,108 days ago) in Tucana

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2019 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (2,108 days ago) in Sextans

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Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 at 02:34 PDT (2,108 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 25 Sep 2019 (2,110 days ago) in Sculptor