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THE moon is new on October 1 and 30 and full on October 16. Jupiter and Saturn are in conjunction with the moon on October 18d. Oh. and Venus on 28d. 4h. U.T. The 4th magnitude star, α Cancri, is occulted on October 25, the disappearance occurring at Ih. 48.3m. (at position angle 116° from the north point) and the reappearance at 2h. 49.8m. at position angle 267°. Jupiter and Saturn, still close together, rise before 18h. in mid-October. These two planets are in conjunction with one another on October 11 at 23h., but their closest approach (1.2°) occurs on October 19. Close groupings of Jupiter's four inner satellites can be seen at Oh. 15m. on October 3, 4, 11, 12 and 19 (all to the eastward side), 21, 28 and 29. Examples of wide separation occur on October 6, 8, 15 and 31. Venus, the brilliant planet rising about four hours before the sun, is close to Regulus on October 6 and near β Virginison October 29. Conjunction with Neptune is on October 29 at 21h. The Orionid meteors reach their maximum frequency about October 19, the radiant point being north, following α Orionis (Betelgeuse).
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The Night Sky in October. Nature 146, 428 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146428c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/146428c0