The ε-Perseid meteor shower 2022 will be active from September 5 to September 1, producing its peak rate of meteors around September 9. It will be best seen around the constellation of Perseus.
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The September equinox marks the first day of autumn for the northern hemisphere and the first day of spring for the southern hemisphere. Day and night last almost exactly 12 hours.
Visibility: Not observable
Jupiter will reach opposition and will be visible for much of the night, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky in the constellation of Piscis.
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The Moon will pass last quarter phase, during this time it appears almost exactly half illuminated.
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The Moon will pass close to the Sun and become lost in the its glare for a few days.
Visibility: Not observable
The barred irregular galaxy NGC 55 will be well placed, high in the sky. It will reach its highest point in the sky in the constellation of Sculptor at around midnight local time.
Visibility: Visible with a 4 inch telescope
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The Moon will be almost exactly on the other side of the Sun and will appear fully illuminated.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Neptune will reach opposition and will be visible for much of the night, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky in the constellation of Aquarius.
Visibility: Visible with a small telescope
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Moon and Mars will make a close approach, passing within 3º32' of each other in the sky.
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The Moon will reach the furthest point along its orbit to the Earth and will appear slightly smaller than at other times.
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Moon and Mars will share the same right ascension, with Moon passing 3º36' to the north of Mars.
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Mercury will pass very close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it between the Sun and Earth. At closest approach, it will appear at a separation of only 2º51' from the Sun.
Visibility: Not observable
Moon will reach the closest point along its orbit to the Sun, at a distance of 0.9999 AU.
Visibility: Not observable
The Moon will pass first quarter phase, during this time it appears almost exactly half illuminated.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Moon and Jupiter will share the same right ascension, with Moon passing 1º48' to the south of Jupiter.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Moon and Jupiter will make a close approach, passing within 1º36' of each other in the sky.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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The Moon will reach the closest point along its orbit to the Earth and will appear slightly larger than at other times.
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The Aurigid meteor shower 2022 will be active from August 25 to September 5, producing its peak rate of meteors around September 1. It will be best seen around the constellation of Auriga.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Asteroid 3 Juno will reach opposition and will be visible for much of the night, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky in the constellation of Aquarius.
Visibility: Visible with a 4 inch telescope
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Moon and Saturn will share the same right ascension, with Moon passing 3º56' to the south of Saturn.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Moon and Saturn will make a close approach, passing within 3º43' of each other in the sky.
Visibility: Visible to the naked eye
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Moon will reach the furthest point along its orbit to the Sun, at a distance of 1.0097 AU
Visibility: Not observable
The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47-Tuc will be well placed, high in the sky. It will reach its highest point in the sky in the constellation of Tucana at around midnight local time.
Visibility: Visible with binoculars
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The Diurnal Sextantid meteor shower 2022 will be active from September 9 to October 9, producing its peak rate of meteors around September 27. It will be best seen around the constellation of Sextans.
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Moon and Uranus will make a close approach, passing within 0º44.1' of each other in the sky.
Visibility: Visible with a small telescope
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The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. Due to the closeness of the Moon to the Earth, a lunar occultation is not visible all the world.
Visibility: Visible with a small telescope
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Venus will reach the closest point along its orbit to the Sun, at a distance of 0.72 AU.
Visibility: Not observable
There will be some meteor showers this month. Neptune and Jupiter will reach opposition. And like every year in September we will have the equinox.
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