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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 (1,695 days ago) in Tucana

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Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 at 19:58 EDT (1,695 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2019 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (1,695 days ago) in Sextans

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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) passes perigee Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (1,695 days ago) in Pegasus

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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2019 apparition. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 (1,696 days ago) in Pegasus

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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 (1,697 days ago) in Sculptor

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 18:00 EDT (1,698 days ago) in Cancer

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 03:43 EDT (1,699 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 21 Sep 2019 at 22:41 EDT (1,701 days ago) in Orion

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 04:25 EDT (1,704 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 at 00:32 EDT (1,708 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 09:32 EDT (1,709 days ago) in Aquarius

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Comet 260P/McNaught passes perihelion Comet 260P/McNaught makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 (1,711 days ago) in Aries

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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. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 at 06:15 EDT (1,711 days ago) in Capricornus

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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 03:15 EDT (1,712 days ago) in Aquarius

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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2019 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Sep 2019 (1,713 days ago) in Perseus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor amongst others. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 09:41 EDT (1,714 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 09:41 EDT (1,714 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 2'24". Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 09:41 EDT (1,714 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 at 03:39 EDT (1,716 days ago) in Ophiuchus