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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 20 Oct 2016 at 17:10 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 at 03:43 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Cuba amongst others. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 at 02:35 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 at 23:01 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Taurus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2016 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 (2,753 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 04:52 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 01:52 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 00:23 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 15 Oct 2016 at 06:35 EDT (2,756 days ago) in Pisces

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Oct 2016 (2,757 days ago) in Triangulum

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,758 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and Alaska. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 01:25 EDT (2,758 days ago) in Aquarius

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2016 (2,760 days ago) in Auriga

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2016 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Oct 2016 (2,761 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. Sun, 09 Oct 2016 at 00:33 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°00'. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 at 08:06 EDT (2,763 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Draconid meteor shower 2016 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 (2,763 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. Fri, 07 Oct 2016 (2,764 days ago) in Tucana

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 at 04:43 EDT (2,765 days ago) in Ophiuchus