Astronomical phenomena October 2015.

Calendar with astronomical events for you to observe.
Opportunities for observation for October 2015:

Here's how it looks:


►October 02, 2015 - Aldebaran 0.5 ° S of Moon at 12:51 GMT.

►October 04, 2015 - Moon at the last quarter, at 21:06 GMT.

►October 08, 2015 - Venus 0.7 ° N Moon at 20:32 GMT. Occultation.

►October 08, 09, 2015 - Draconid meteor shower. Draconid meteor shower is a minor one only producing about 10 meteors per hour. This is caused by dust particles left by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, which was discovered in 1900. The shower takes place annually between October 6 to 10. Moon at the last quarter this year will block some of the brighter meteors. If you are very patient, you may be able to observe a few. The best time for viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Draco, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

►October 11, 2015 - Mercury 1.0 ° N Moon at 12:00 GMT. Occultation.

►October 11, 2015 - Moon at apogee. Luna reach the farthest point from Earth (406389 km from Earth), at 13:17 GMT

►October 12, 2015 - Uranus opposition, at 03:00 GMT. Uranus will be the closest to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. An opposition is when a planet is at an elongation of 180 ° and thus appears opposite to the Sun in the sky. This is the best time to observe Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny green-blue dot.

►October 12, 2015 - Mercury perihelion. Mercury reaches the closest point to the Sun, at 18:00.

►October 13, 2015 - New Moon. Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 00:06 GMT.


►October 16, 2015 - Mercury at greatest elongation: 18.1 ° W, 03:00 GMT.

►October 20, 2015 - Moon at the first quarter. at 20:31 GMT.

►October 21, 2015 - Comet P / 2001 H5 (NEAT) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on March 20, 2001. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►October 21,22, 2015 - Orionid meteor shower. Orionids are a meteor shower of medium intensity, which produces about 20 meteors per hour. A good view is in any morning from October 20 to 24. The best cardinal point to see will be to the east after midnight. Orionids originates from Comet Halley.This year will be great for Orionids as Moon sets after midnight and the sky will not interfere with the show.

►October 23, 2015 - Comet P / 2007 V2 (Hill) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on October 14, 2007. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►October 24, 2015 - Comet P / 1994 N2 (McNaught-Hartley) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered 05 July 1994. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►October 25, 2015 - Comet 22P / Kopff reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on August 22, 1906. Its diameter is 3.0 km. It has an orbit of 6.45 years.

►October 26, 2015 - Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth (358464 km from Earth), at 12:59 GMT

►October 26, 2015 - The conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. Conjunctions are rare events in which two or more objects will appear very close together in the night sky. The two bright planets will be visible in 1 degree apart in the early morning sky. Look to the east just before sunrise.

►October 26, 2015 - Venus at greatest elongation: 46.4 ° W at 19:00 GMT.

►October 27, 2015 - Full Moon. The earth will be between the Sun and the Moon, and therefore, the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 12:05 GMT.

►October 28 2015 - Conjunction Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Conjunctions are rare events in which two or more objects will appear very close to the night sky. The three planets will form a tight triangle 1 degree in the morning sky. Look to the east just before sunrise.

►October 28, 2015 - Comet P / 2005 RV25 (Lone-Christensen) reaches perihelion, the closest position of the sun. It was discovered on September 11, 2005. No data yet about its orbit or diameter.

►October 30, 2015 - Aldebaran 0.6 ° S of Moon at 22:45 GMT.


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