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3
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Annular Eclipse of the Sun visible along a narrow path from parts of Portugal, Spain, and North and East Africa from about 8:50 to 11:15 UT. Partial solar eclipse visible from Europe, Africa, and South Asia. WARNING: NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN -- it will instantly damage your eyes! Instead, use a pinhole in a large card to project the Sun's image onto a surface.
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3
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New Moon at 10:28 UT. Beginning of lunation 1024.
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4
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Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT (only 14° from Sun, evening sky). Jupiter mag. -1.7. Mercury (-0.6) nearby.
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7
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Moon near Venus at 5h UT (evening sky). Mag -4.2.
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10
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First Quarter Moon at 19:01 UT.
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14
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 14h UT (distance 365,449 km; size 32.6').
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17
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Venus near Antares at 2h UT (evening sky). Venus mag. -4.3, Antares mag. +1.0.
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17
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Full Moon at 12:14 UT. The full Moon of October, as the first full Moon after the Harvest Moon, is called the "Hunter's Moon".
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19
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Moon near Mars at 10h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.1.
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20
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Moon near the Pleiades at 3h UT (morning sky).
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21
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Orionid meteor shower peaks. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (66 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Observe in the pre-dawn hours of 20-22 October; radiant is located near Orion's "club" asterism. Unfortunately, moonlight spoils the event this year.
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22
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Jupiter in conjunction with Sun at 13h UT (not visible). Jupiter passes into the morning sky.
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24
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Moon near Pollux at 8h UT (morning sky).
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25
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Last Quarter Moon at 1:17 UT.
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25
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Moon near Saturn at 20h UT (morning sky). Saturn mag. +0.3.
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26
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (distance 404,494 km; angular size 29.7').
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30
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Mars nearest to Earth at 3:25 UT (69.4 million km or 43.1 million miles). Diameter 20.2 arcseconds, mag. -2.3. Closest passage till 31 July 2018.
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All times Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours)
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