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The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240831_10_100

Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240901_12_100

Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240905_11_100

Asteroid 194 Prokne makes closest approach to the Earth. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240902_14_100

Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240905_11_101

The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica and Bouvet Island. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240905_16_100

Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240906_11_100

The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240906_16_100

Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240908_12_100

The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240909_10_100

The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Indonesia, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240910_16_100

The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240911_08_100

The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240917_15_100

The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Australia, Canada and Mexico amongst others. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240917_16_100

The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240917_20_100