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2
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 2h UT (morning sky).
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3
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Jupiter at opposition at 5h UT. This is the best time to use a telescope to observe the largest planet in the solar system. Mag. −2.9.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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3
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Moon near Castor at 14h UT (morning sky).
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3
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Moon near Pollux at 19h UT (morning sky).
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5
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 0h UT (morning sky).
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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5
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Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks. Active from Sept 23 to Dec 8. Associated with Comet 2P/Encke.
• Southern Taurids (American Meteor Society)
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5
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Last Quarter Moon at 8:38 UT.
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6
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Moon near Regulus at 21h UT (morning sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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6
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 404,569km; angular size 29.5').
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9
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Moon near Venus at 11h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.3. Daytime occultation visible from Europe.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
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11
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Moon near Spica at 9h UT (morning sky).
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11
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Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks. Active from Oct 13 to Dec 2. Occasional bright fireball.
• Northern Taurids (American Meteor Society)
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13
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New Moon at 9:26 UT. Start of lunation 1248.
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13
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Uranus at opposition at 17h UT. Mag. 5.6.
• Uranus (Wikipedia)
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14
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Moon near Mercury at 15h UT (15° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −0.4.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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14
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Moon, Mercury and Antares within circle 4.2° diameter at 21h UT (evening sky). Mags. −0.0 & 1.0.
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14
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Moon near Antares at 21h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky). Occultation visible from Canada, USA, Mexico.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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17
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Mercury 2.5° NNE of Antares at 3h UT (evening sky). Mags. −0.4 and 1.0.
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18
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Leonid meteor shower peaks. Arises from debris ejected by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Produces very fast meteors (70 km/sec). Expect 10−15 meteors/hour under dark skies.
• Leonids (American Meteor Society)
• Leonids Over Monument Valley (APOD)
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20
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First Quarter Moon at 10:50 UT.
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20
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Moon near Saturn at 17h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.9.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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21
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:16 UT (distance 369,818km; angular size 32.3').
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25
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Moon near Jupiter at 8h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.8.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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27
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Moon near the Pleiades at 2h UT (midnight sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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27
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Full Moon at 9:15 UT.
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29
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 12h UT (morning sky).
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29
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Venus 4.2° NNE of Spica at 18h UT (morning sky). Mags. −4.2 and 1.0.
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30
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Moon near Castor at 23h UT (morning sky).
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Standard Time = UT − 5 hours.
- US Pacific Standard Time = UT − 8 hours.
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time = UT + 11 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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