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2
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Moon near Mars at 20h UT (morning sky). Mag. -0.1. Diam=10".
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3
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Last Quarter Moon at 10:06 UT.
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4
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Moon near Pollux at 10h UT (morning sky).
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5
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 13h UT (morning sky).
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7
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Moon near Venus at 6h UT (44° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. -4.5. Form a triangle with nearby Regulus (+1.4).
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7
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Moon very near Regulus at 7h UT. Occultation visible from western Europe and N.W. Africa.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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7
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Moon near Saturn at 15h UT. (40° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. +0.8.
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8
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Venus 2.7° from Regulus at 20h UT (45° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. -4.5 and +1.4.
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10
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Venus, Saturn and Regulus within a 5° circle at 20h UT (44° from Sun, morning sky).
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11
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New Moon at 5:01 UT. Start of lunation 1049.
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13
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Moon near Mercury at 0h UT (20° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. +0.9.
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13
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (distance 406,492 km; angular size 29.4').
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14
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Venus 2.9° from Saturn at 18h UT (morning sky).
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15
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Moon very near Antares at 15h UT (evening sky).
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16
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Moon near Jupiter at 5h UT (evening sky). Mag. -1.9.
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19
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First Quarter Moon at 8:33 UT.
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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). Observe in the pre-dawn hours of 20-22 October; radiant is located near Orion's club asterism. Good viewing conditions this year.
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2007 (IMO)
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23
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 24h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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26
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Full Moon at 4:52 UT. As the first full Moon after the Harvest Moon, it is called the Hunter's Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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26
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12h UT (356,753 km; 33.5').
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28
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Moon near the Pleiades at 0h UT (morning sky).
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30
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Moon near Mars at 20h UT (morning sky). Mag. -0.6. Diam=12".
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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