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Taurid meteor shower

The Taurid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some shooting stars will be visible each night from

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Hybrid solar eclipse

The Sun will be eclipsed by the Moon. However, as the Moon will be close to apogee – the part

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

From our vantage point on the Earth, Mercury will appear to pass around the near side of the Sun, almost

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition

Asteroid 20 Massalia will be well placed for observation, lying in the constellation Aries, well above the horizon for much

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Moon at Last Quarter

The Moon will reach last quarter – roughly a week after passing full moon and a week before it will

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Orionid meteor shower

The Orionid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some shooting stars will be visible each night from

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Penumbral lunar eclipse

The Moon will skim through the edge of the Earth’s shadow, termed the penumbra. At no point will the Sun

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M33 well placed in the sky

The Triangulum galaxy (M33) will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight local time. At magnitude 6.3, M33

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Moon at First Quarter

The Moon will reach first quarter – roughly a week after passing new moon, and a week before reaching full

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Mercury at greatest elongation east

Mercury will be bright and well placed for observation in the evening sky. Mercury is always close to the Sun

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