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Full Moon at 6:11 UT.
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6
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 18° west from Sun (morning sky) at 1h UT. Mag. -0.4, low in the E before sunrise. Brilliant Venus nearby. Mag. -3.9.
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7
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Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 22h UT.
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8
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Mercury, Venus and Saturn (morning sky) within a circle of diameter 5.8° at 7h UT (20° from Sun).
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11
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Last Quarter Moon at 8:56 UT.
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12
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Moon very near Mars (morning sky) at 1h UT. Mag. +0.7. Occultation visible from southern Indian Ocean.
• Occultation of Mars (IOTA)
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12
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) (72° from Sun, morning sky) at 18h UT.
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13
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Venus 0.52° SSW from Saturn (22° from Sun, morning sky) at 10h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +1.1.
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13
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12h UT (369,067 km; 32.4').
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14
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Moon near Regulus (51° from Sun, morning sky) at 7h UT.
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16
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Moon near Saturn (25° from Sun, morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. +1.1.
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16
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Moon near Venus (21° from Sun, morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. -3.9.
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18
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New Moon at 5:32 UT. Start of lunation 1074.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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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 October 21st; radiant located near Orion's "club" asterism. Favorable viewing conditions this year.
• Observing Meteors (Society for Popular Astronomy)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2009 (IMO)
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Moon very near Antares (evening sky) at 16h UT. Occultation visible from Europe, NW Africa and NW Turkey.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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25
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 404,166 km; angular size 29.6').
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26
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First Quarter Moon at 0:41 UT.
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Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 6h UT. Mag. -2.5.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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