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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. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 at 20:58 EDT (591 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 at 02:45 EDT (590 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 17:55 EDT (588 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 (588 days ago) in Sculptor

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 22:13 EDT (588 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (587 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (586 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (586 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 at 02:57 EDT (585 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 at 05:06 EDT (583 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 at 16:26 EDT (582 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 (581 days ago) in Andromeda

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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. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 at 20:14 EDT (581 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 at 01:05 EDT (580 days ago) in Sagittarius

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 (580 days ago) in Sculptor

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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. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 at 12:33 EDT (579 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 (579 days ago) in Tucana

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 11:51 EDT (578 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 14:02 EDT (578 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 (578 days ago) in Sculptor