101.

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. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 at 13:22 EDT (1,307 days ago) in Pisces

102.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (1,307 days ago) in Sculptor

103.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,306 days ago) in Tucana

104.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,306 days ago) in Sculptor

105.

Supernova SN2020uxz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 514. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago)

106.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2020 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago) in Draco

107.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 10:13 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Pisces

108.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 12:40 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Virgo

109.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 (1,303 days ago) in Tucana

110.

Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (1,302 days ago) in Draco

111.

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. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,301 days ago) in Gemini

112.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 (1,300 days ago) in Cetus

113.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 (1,299 days ago) in Auriga

114.

Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 (1,297 days ago) in Corvus

115.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:19 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Pisces

116.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°20'. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:56 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Leo

117.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 22:50 EDT (1,297 days ago) in Leo

118.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 (1,296 days ago) in Triangulum

119.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 15:32 EDT (1,294 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 19:46 EDT (1,294 days ago) in Virgo