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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 (576 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 (575 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 (573 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 16:27 EDT (572 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 (571 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 (571 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 (570 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 (570 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 (569 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 (569 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 (568 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 (568 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 (568 days ago) in Sculptor |
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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2022 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 (567 days ago) in Draco |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 at 16:57 EDT (567 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 at 10:30 EDT (566 days ago) in Aquarius |
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NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 (566 days ago) in Tucana |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 04:53 EDT (565 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 14:11 EDT (565 days ago) in Pisces |
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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 14:52 EDT (565 days ago) in Virgo |