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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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,308 days ago) in Sculptor

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Supernova SN2020uxz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 514. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,307 days ago)

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2020 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 (1,307 days ago) in Draco

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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 (1,306 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 12:40 EDT (1,306 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 (1,305 days ago) in Tucana

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Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (1,304 days ago) in Draco

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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. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Gemini

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 (1,302 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 (1,301 days ago) in Auriga

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Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 (1,299 days ago) in Corvus

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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 (1,299 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (1,299 days ago) in Leo

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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 (1,299 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 (1,298 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 (1,296 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 (1,296 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 (1,295 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 (1,295 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 (1,294 days ago) in Gemini