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    OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS

    Sep 17, 2020 2 minutes

    Thursday 1

    Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation. Although separated from the Sun in the evening sky by 25.8°, the planet is poorly positioned.

    This evening’s full Moon is the Harvest Moon for 2020 and the first of October’s two full Moons. See page 47.

    Saturday 3

    A 98%-lit waning gibbous Moon and mag. -2.5 Mars appear very close at 06:00 BST (05:00 UT), separated by 1.1°.

    Mag. -4.0

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