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FULL moon occurs oil October 13d. 13h. 23m. U.T., and new moon on October 27d. 15h. 23m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: Oct. 18d. 04h., Mars 4° N. ; Oct. 18d. 14h., Saturn 2° N.; Oct. 23d. 07h., Jupiter 0-2° S. ; Oct. 25d. 03h., Venus 4° S. The following occultati ons of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place: Oct. 3d. 18h. 01-Om., 49 Lib(D) ; Oct. 8d. 18h. 43.5m., 19 Cap(D); Oct. 15d. 02h. 59.2m., µ Cet(D); Oct. 15d. 04h. 10.3m., µ Cet(R); Oct. 15d. 22h. 17.4m., / Tau(D); Oct. 15d. 22h. 58.6m., / Tau(R); Oct. 17d. Olh. 26.5m., Y Tau(R). The times are given for Greenwich and D and R refer to disappearance and reappearance respectively. Mercury attains its greatest western elongation on Oct. 10. It is a morning star, and at the beginning of the month rises at 5h., an hour before sunrise. At the end of the month it rises at 6h. 15m., 35 minutes before sunrise. Venus is a morning star and rises at 3h. 17m. and 2h. 37m. at the beginning and end of the month respectively. The planet attains its greatest brilliancy on Oct. 13. Mars can be seen in the constellation of Taurus in the evening and sets at 12h. 32m. at the beginning of the month and at llh. 05m. at the end of the month. On Oct. 28 the planet is stationary. Jupiter, in the constellation of Leo, is a morning star, rising at Ih. 30m. at the beginning of the month and at midnight at the end of the month. Saturn can be seen close to Mars and is stationary on Oct. 9. At the beginning and end of the month the planet sets at 12h. 40m. and llh. 10m. respectively. Times are given approximately for the latitude of Greenwich. The Orionid meteor shower is due about Oct. 18-21. The radiant is close to the star v Orionis.
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The Night Sky in October. Nature 152, 353 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152353c0
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