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October skygazing: Two meteor showers and two planets at full opposition

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October skygazing: Two meteor showers and two planets at full opposition
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October 3Saturn at Full OppositionOctober 9Draconids Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 24Orionids Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 26 Full Hunter’s MoonOctober 26Uranus at Full Opposition



Everything comes in twos this month: two outer planets reaching full opposition to the sun, providing optimum viewing conditions, along with two meteor showers. There are not two full moons this October, but there is still plenty to be going on with, so let’s get to stargazing! 



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