21.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (1,293 days ago) in Sculptor

22.

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 (1,293 days ago) in Pisces

23.

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 (1,294 days ago) in Pisces

24.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,294 days ago) in Pisces

25.

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 (1,294 days ago) in Pisces

26.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (1,295 days ago) in Andromeda

27.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 17:05 EDT (1,295 days ago) in Cetus

28.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,295 days ago) in Virgo

29.

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. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 04:25 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Coma Berenices

30.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

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. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 20:50 EDT (1,298 days ago) in Aquarius

32.

Supernova SN2020ukx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2784. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,298 days ago)

33.

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. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,299 days ago) in Tucana

34.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2020 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,299 days ago) in Sextans

35.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Sagittarius

36.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Sagittarius

37.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 (1,301 days ago) in Scorpius

38.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 02:56 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°35'. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 02:48 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 (1,302 days ago) in Sculptor