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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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (2,425 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 22:54 EDT (2,425 days ago) in Sagittarius

203.

Supernova Gaia17clt discovered A new supernova has been discovered in MRK 415. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 (2,423 days ago)

204.

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. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 at 17:17 EDT (2,420 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 (2,420 days ago) in Andromeda

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 at 04:14 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania and Tonga amongst others. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 at 08:37 EDT (2,419 days ago) in Aquarius

208.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 (2,419 days ago) in Sculptor

209.

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. Wed, 04 Oct 2017 (2,418 days ago) in Tucana

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 09:26 EDT (2,417 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 12' of each other. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 12:36 EDT (2,417 days ago) in Leo

212.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 at 14:40 EDT (2,417 days ago) in Cetus

213.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2017 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,417 days ago) in Draco

214.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Oct 2017 (2,417 days ago) in Sculptor

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 at 19:43 EDT (2,415 days ago) in Leo

216.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 07 Oct 2017 (2,415 days ago) in Tucana

217.

Draconid meteor shower 2017 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 (2,414 days ago) in Draco

218.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 08 Oct 2017 at 17:04 EDT (2,414 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. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 01:54 EDT (2,413 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 at 10:40 EDT (2,413 days ago) in Taurus