October 2020

The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.

1	Mercury at greatest elongation east Full Moon M32 is well placed M31 is well placed
2	NGC 253 is well placed
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon at apogee
4	SMC is well placed NGC 300 is well placed
5	October Camelopardalid meteor shower
6	Mars at perigee Mercury at dichotomy NGC 362 is well placed
8	Draconid meteor shower
10	Moon at Last Quarter Southern Taurid meteor shower
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower
14	Mars at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus M33 is well placed
16	New Moon
17	The Moon at perigee 136199 Eris at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
18	ε-Geminid meteor shower
19	The Moon at perihelion
20	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction
21	Orionid meteor shower
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
23	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Moon at First Quarter Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower
25	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction NGC 869 is well placed
26	NGC 884 is well placed
27	Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
28	The Moon at aphelion
29	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
30	The Moon at apogee Venus at perihelion
31	Full Moon Uranus at opposition Fornax is well placed

October 2021

1	M110 is well placed
2	Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition M32 is well placed M31 is well placed
3	NGC 253 is well placed
4	SMC is well placed
5	October Camelopardalid meteor shower NGC 300 is well placed
6	New Moon
7	NGC 362 is well placed
8	Mars at solar conjunction Draconid meteor shower
9	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
10	Southern Taurid meteor shower
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower
13	Moon at First Quarter
14	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
15	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter M33 is well placed
17	136199 Eris at opposition
18	ε-Geminid meteor shower
20	Full Moon
21	Orionid meteor shower 136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
23	Mercury at dichotomy
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower
25	Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Mercury at greatest elongation west
26	NGC 869 is well placed
27	NGC 884 is well placed
28	Venus at dichotomy Moon at Last Quarter
29	Venus at greatest elongation east
31	Fornax is well placed

 

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