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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 22:50 EDT (1,313 days ago) in Leo

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 (1,312 days ago) in Triangulum

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 15:32 EDT (1,310 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 (1,310 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at 00:53 EDT (1,309 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°47'. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 at 14:35 EDT (1,309 days ago) in Libra

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2020 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 (1,308 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 at 20:58 EDT (1,308 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia amongst others. Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26 EDT (1,307 days ago) in Scorpius

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Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,306 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 at 10:32 EDT (1,306 days ago) in Bootes

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The Great Conjunction of 2020 In December, Jupiter and Saturn will make their closest approach since the year 1623. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago)

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Supernova SN2020xtz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6574. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago)

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Orionid meteor shower 2020 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°00'. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 13:12 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 13:26 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 23:42 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 00:13 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 03:10 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Capricornus