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- September equinox 22/09/2020 at 13:15 – 14:15 Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20200922_07_100
- Moon at First Quarter 24/09/2020 at 01:55 – 02:55 The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20200924_08_100
- Full Moon 01/10/2020 at 21:05 – 22:05 The Moon is visible for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201001_08_100
- NGC 362 is well placed 07/10/2020 at 23:56 – 00:56 The globular cluster NGC 362 in Tucana is well placed for observation. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201007_16_100
- Draconid meteor shower 08/10/2020 at 12:27 – 13:27 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak but its a minor shower so don;t expect too much . https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201008_10_100
- Moon at Last Quarter 10/10/2020 at 00:40 – 01:40 The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201010_08_100
- Southern Taurid meteor shower 10/10/2020 at 03:19 – 04:19 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201010_10_100
- δ-Aurigid meteor shower 11/10/2020 at 03:36 – 04:36 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201011_10_100
- Mars at its best - and it's very good! 13/10/2020 at 23:18 – 00:18 Mars puts on its best show since 2012 with a very close approach to earth on 13 October. It’s also reasonably high in the sky. Of course it will be visible many months before and after this date but the prime viewing slot is mid September to the the end of October. It really does…
- New Moon 16/10/2020 at 19:31 – 20:31 The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20201016_08_100
Category Archives: astronomy
What to look out for in 2020
The biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, dominates the southern sky in August. Visible all night long, it will be rather low for UK observers. But it is very bright and binoculars will reveal its four largest moons as … Continue reading
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