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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 (573 days ago) in Triangulum

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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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 06:20 EDT (571 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 13:15 EDT (571 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 at 00:31 EDT (570 days ago) in Cetus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2022 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 (570 days ago) in Gemini

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Orionid meteor shower 2022 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 (567 days ago) in Orion

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 17:49 EDT (566 days ago) in Virgo

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 22 Oct 2022 at 23:36 EDT (566 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 23 Oct 2022 at 01:42 EDT (565 days ago) in Bootes

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2022 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 (564 days ago) in Leo Minor

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 06:49 EDT (563 days ago) in Virgo

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia, western Russia, Europe, Africa and eastern Greenland. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 07:01 EDT (563 days ago) in Virgo

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 (562 days ago) in Perseus

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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. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 at 08:43 EDT (561 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 Africa. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 at 11:50 EDT (561 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 29 Oct 2022 at 10:35 EDT (559 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, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 06:32 EDT (558 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 09:21 EDT (558 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 at 02:37 EDT (556 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 at 17:08 EDT (556 days ago) in Capricornus