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1
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Moon near Mars (47° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. +1.6.
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1
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Moon near Regulus (38° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT.
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5
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New Moon at 0:33 UT. Start of lunation 1123.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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7
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Moon, Mercury and Saturn within circle diameter 5.1° (27° from Sun, evening sky) at 6h UT. Mags. +0.0 and +0.6.
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8
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Moon near Venus (45° from Sun, evening sky) at 14h UT. Mag. -4.2. A beautiful celestial sight!
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9
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 3h UT.
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9
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 25° east of Sun (evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. +0.0.
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10
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23h UT (369,814 km; angular size 32.3').
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11
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First Quarter Moon at 23:03 UT.
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15
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Mars 0.9° NNE of Regulus (52° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mags. +1.6 and +1.4.
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15
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Venus 1.5° NNE of Antares (46° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. -4.3 and +1.0.
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18
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from 21:50 to 1:50 UT, mid-eclipse at 23:50 UT. Just visible near mid-eclipse.
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2013 October 18 (NASA)
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18
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Full Moon at 23:36 UT.
• Full Moon Names (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). Radiant located near Orion's club asterism. Unfavorable viewing conditions this year due to bright moonlight.
• Orionids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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21
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Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 17h UT.
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22
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Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 12h UT.
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25
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 404,557 km; angular size 29.5').
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25
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. -2.3.
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26
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Last Quarter Moon at 23:41 UT.
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27
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Moon near Beehive Cluster (86° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
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29
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Moon near Regulus (66° from Sun, morning sky) at 3h UT.
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29
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Moon near Mars (58° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. +1.5.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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