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2
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Moon near Jupiter at 2h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.8.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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3
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Moon near the Pleiades at 7h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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5
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 17h UT (morning sky).
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5
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Moon at northernmost declination (28.3°) in 2023 at 21h UT.
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6
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Last Quarter Moon at 13:48 UT.
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7
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Moon near Castor at 5h UT (morning sky).
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7
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Moon near Pollux at 11h UT (morning sky).
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8
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 16h UT (morning sky).
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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9
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Venus 2.3° SSW of Regulus at 16h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.4.
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10
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 4h UT (distance 405,426km; angular size 29.5').
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10
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Moon near Regulus at 14h UT (morning sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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10
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Moon near Venus at 16h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.5.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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14
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Annular Solar Eclipse from 16:10 to 19:49 UT with greatest eclipse at 17:59 UT. Path of annularity extends across western USA, Central America, Columbia & Brazil. Partial eclipse in the Americas.
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023 October 14 (GIF) (NASA)
• Solar Eclipses: 2021 - 2040 (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA)
• Total Solar Eclipses: How common are they in the Solar System? (video) (ASSA/YouTube)
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14
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New Moon at 17:54 UT. Start of lunation 1247.
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18
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Moon near Antares at 14h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible in eastern Europe & Middle East.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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20
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 5h UT. The innermost planet passes into the evening sky.
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20
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Moon at southernmost declination (−28.3°) in 2023 at 9h UT.
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22
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Orionid meteor shower peaks at 0h UT. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (67 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Radiant located near Orion's club asterism.
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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22
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First Quarter Moon at 3:29 UT.
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22
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Venus at dichotomy (D-shape) at 22h UT (morning sky).
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23
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Venus at greatest elongation west at 9h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.4.
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24
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Moon near Saturn at 11h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.7.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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26
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 3:03 UT (distance 364,872km; angular size 32.7').
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28
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Partial Eclipse of the Moon from 18:02 to 22:26 UT, with mid-eclipse at 20:14 UT. Visible from eastern Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
• Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2023 October 28 (PDF) (NASA)
• Eclipses of the Moon (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Lunar Eclipse Page (NASA)
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28
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Full Moon at 20:23 UT.
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29
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Moon near Jupiter at 7h UT (midnight sky). Mag. −2.9.
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30
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Moon near the Pleiades at 17h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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