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FULL moon occurs on Oct. 2d. 04h. 22m. U.T., and new moon on Oct. 17d. 05h. 35m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: Oct. 8d. 16h., Saturn 0·3° N.; Oct. 14d. 01h., Jupiter 3° S.; Oct. 19d. 20h., Venus 5° S. The following occultations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place: Oct. 4d. 0h. 18·4m., ξ2Ceti (D); Oct. 4d. 0h. 47·9m., ξ2Ceti (R); Oct. 6d. lh. 57·0m., 64 Tauri (R). The times refer to the latitude of Greenwich and D and R refer to disappearance and reappearance respectively. Mercury rises at 4h. 38m. at the beginning of the month and is in superior conjunction on Oct. 20. At the end of the month the planet sets very shortly after the sun. Venus sets at 18h. 22m. and 17h. 46m. at the beginning and end of the month respectively. Mars is too close to the sun for favourable observation. Jupiter, in the constellation of Leo, rises at 3h. 48m., 3h. 8m., and 2h. 22m., at the beginning, middle and end of the month respectively. Saturn, in the constellation of Gemini, sets at 14h. 09m., 13h. 16m., and 12h. 13m. at the beginning, middle and end of the month respectively. The Orionid meteors should be seen during October 18–26.
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The Night Sky in October. Nature 154, 425 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154425d0
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