381.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 (2,421 days ago) in Sculptor

382.

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. Wed, 04 Oct 2017 (2,420 days ago) in Tucana

383.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 09:26 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Leo

384.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 12' of each other. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 12:36 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Leo

385.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 14:40 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Cetus

386.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2017 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,419 days ago) in Draco

387.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,419 days ago) in Sculptor

388.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,417 days ago) in Leo

389.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 (2,417 days ago) in Tucana

390.

Draconid meteor shower 2017 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 (2,416 days ago) in Draco

391.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 at 17:04 EDT (2,416 days ago) in Virgo

392.

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. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 01:54 EDT (2,415 days ago) in Taurus

393.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 10:40 EDT (2,415 days ago) in Taurus

394.

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 14:19 EDT (2,415 days ago) in Taurus

395.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2017 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 (2,414 days ago) in Cetus

396.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2017 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 (2,413 days ago) in Auriga

397.

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 08:25 EDT (2,412 days ago) in Gemini

398.

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 07:25 EDT (2,409 days ago) in Leo

399.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Oct 2017 (2,409 days ago) in Triangulum

400.

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 13:33 EDT (2,408 days ago) in Cetus