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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. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (279 days ago) in Tucana

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (279 days ago) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 (278 days ago) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:00 EDT (278 days ago) in Libra

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:39 EDT (278 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 16:26 EDT (278 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 (277 days ago) in Tucana

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Asteroid 39 Laetitia at opposition Asteroid 39 Laetitia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 03:10 EDT (276 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 15:25 EDT (276 days ago) in Scorpius

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Draconid meteor shower 2024 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 (275 days ago) in Draco

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (274 days ago) in Taurus

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2024 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 (273 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. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 at 14:55 EDT (273 days ago) in Sagittarius

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 (272 days ago) in Auriga

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 (271 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:07 EDT (269 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Asia. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:07 EDT (269 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'45". Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:12 EDT (269 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 (269 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. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 02:06 EDT (268 days ago) in Aquarius