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Mars 0.17° SSW from Beehive cluster (60° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. +1.3.
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 22h UT.
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4
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First Quarter Moon at 3:15 UT.
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4
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Venus 2.9° NNE of Spica (13° from Sun, evening sky) at 11h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +1.0.
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Full Moon at 2:06 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 12h UT (distance 406,434 km; angular size 29.4').
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13
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. -2.9.
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Saturn at conjunction with the Sun at 21h UT. The ringed planet passes into the morning sky.
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15
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Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 15h UT.
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 11h UT.
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20
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Last Quarter Moon at 3:30 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 23h UT.
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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. Less favorable viewing this year due to some moonlight.
• Orionids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. +1.2.
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22
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Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 15h UT.
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26
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12h UT (357,052 km; 33.6').
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26
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New Moon at 19:56 UT. Start of lunation 1099.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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28
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Moon near Mercury (17° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. -0.3.
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28
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Moon near Venus (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. -3.9.
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29
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Jupiter at opposition at 2h UT (mag. -2.9). Best time to observe the largest planet in the solar system.
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29
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 5h UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Daylight Time = UT - 4 hours.
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