141.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 at 12:10 PDT (2,371 days ago) in Eridanus

142.

Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 96P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 (2,372 days ago) in Virgo

143.

Orionid meteor shower 2017 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2017 (2,372 days ago) in Orion

144.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 12:13 PDT (2,374 days ago) in Virgo

145.

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. Thu, 19 Oct 2017 at 10:26 PDT (2,374 days ago) in Pisces

146.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2017 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2017 (2,375 days ago) in Gemini

147.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°58'. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 17:21 PDT (2,376 days ago) in Virgo

148.

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. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 09:09 PDT (2,376 days ago) in Bootes

149.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 04:12 PDT (2,376 days ago) in Virgo

150.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Tue, 17 Oct 2017 at 03:05 PDT (2,376 days ago) in Virgo

151.

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. Mon, 16 Oct 2017 at 10:32 PDT (2,377 days ago) in Cetus

152.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 (2,378 days ago) in Triangulum

153.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Cuba amongst others. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 at 04:25 PDT (2,378 days ago) in Leo

154.

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. Thu, 12 Oct 2017 at 05:25 PDT (2,381 days ago) in Gemini

155.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2017 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 (2,382 days ago) in Auriga

156.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2017 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 (2,383 days ago) in Cetus

157.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Kazakhstan and India amongst others. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 11:19 PDT (2,384 days ago) in Taurus

158.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 07:40 PDT (2,384 days ago) in Taurus

159.

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, 08 Oct 2017 at 22:54 PDT (2,385 days ago) in Taurus

160.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 at 14:04 PDT (2,385 days ago) in Virgo