41.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.7), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor is well placed in the sky. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (24 days ago) in Sculptor

42.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2020 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 (23 days ago) in Draco

43.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 07:18 PDT (22 days ago) in Pisces

44.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 at 09:32 PDT (22 days ago) in Virgo

45.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.4) in Tucana is well placed in the sky. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 (21 days ago) in Tucana

46.

Draconid meteor shower 2020 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 (20 days ago) in Draco

47.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 at 17:40 PDT (19 days ago) in Gemini

48.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 (18 days ago) in Cetus

49.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Oct 2020 (17 days ago) in Auriga

50.

C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) at perigee C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 (16 days ago) in Corvus

51.

Mars at opposition Mars is well placed in the sky. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 16:18 PDT (15 days ago) in Pisces

52.

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 16:56 PDT (15 days ago) in Leo

53.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 4°02' of each other. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 at 19:50 PDT (15 days ago) in Leo

54.

M33 is well placed The Triangulum galaxy (M33; mag 6.3) is well placed in the sky. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 (14 days ago) in Triangulum

55.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 12:31 PDT (12 days ago) in Virgo

56.

The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 16:46 PDT (12 days ago) in Virgo

57.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris is well placed in the sky. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 at 21:47 PDT (12 days ago) in Cetus

58.

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 11:34 PDT (11 days ago) in Libra

59.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2020 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Oct 2020 (10 days ago) in Gemini

60.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 18 Oct 2020 at 17:58 PDT (10 days ago) in Libra