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Sep
21
Sun
Mercury close to Spica
Sep 21 @ 11:58 pm – Sep 22 @ 12:13 am
Mercury close to Spica

The planet Mercury will pass close to the bright star Spica in Virgo. This is a particularly good apparition of Mercury for observers in the Southern Hemisphere, less so for northerners.

Sep
28
Sun
Saturn and the Moon
Sep 28 @ 12:00 am – 1:00 am
Saturn and the Moon

The moon passes just north of the Saturn in the constellation Libra.

Sep
29
Mon
Double shadow transit on Jupiter
Sep 29 @ 12:09 am – 1:09 am
Double shadow transit on Jupiter

The shadows of Europa and Callisto cross the face of Jupiter simultaneously, best seen from India and central Asia.