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FULL moon occurs on Oct. 10d. 20h. 40m. U.T., and new moon on Oct. 24d. 23h. 32m. The following conjunction with the moon take place: Oct. 18d. 13h., Saturn 4° S.; Oct. 26d. 16h., Mars 2° S.; Oct. fiU^23h., Mercury 4° S.; Oct. 27d. llh., Venus 7° SJ In addition to these conjunctions with the moon, the following conjunctions occur: Oct. 10d. 12h., Mercury in conjunction with Jupiter, Mercury 2-2° S.; Oct. 21d. Olh., Mercury in conjunction with Mars, Mercury 2° S. The following occultations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 take place: Oct. 14d. Olh. 14-0m., 43 Taur. (R); Oct. 16d. OOh. 00-6m., 5 Gemi. (B); R refers to reappearance and the latitude of Greenwich is assumed. Mercury sets half an hour after the sun on Oct. 1 and is unfavourably placed for observation during the month. The planet attains its greatest eastern elongation on Oct. 31. Venus sets about 25 minutes after the sun on Oct. 1 and a few minutes after sunset on Oct. 31. The planet attains its greatest brilliancy on Oct. 13. Mars and Jupiter are unfavourably placed for observation in October. Saturn, in the constellation of Cancer, can be seen in the morning hours, rising at Oh. 17m.,23h. 27m. and 22h. 28m. at the beginning, middle and end of the month respectively. The stellar magnitude of Saturn is 0-5 during October.
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The Night Sky in October. Nature 158, 445 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158445c0
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