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Skywatching Calendar 2005

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past Morien Institute Skywatching Expeditions

The Morien Institute Skywatching Expeditions have developed out of a series of familiarity sessions that have happened over many years. Identifying the stars and star patterns which form the constellations in either hemisphere is a process which is essentially one of re-orientation. After three or four successive clear nights the observer begins to appreciate the vastness of the universe, often for the first time, and the sporadic meteors that can be seen every night bring home the reality that it is a perpetually changing, living cosmos ...

Once the basics of constellation-recognition has been achieved, time spent noticing the movements of the planets across the background of fixed stars seems to last longer, as the greater time frames of our solar system are 'experienced'. The preoccupation with the cosmos that governed the lives of ancient peoples becomes less of a mystery as new skywatchers ponder with awe the vastness before them. Observing a meteor storm gives skywatchers a 3-D appreciation of our solar system, and drives home the discomforting reality that 'space' is far from 'empty' ...

The rapid increase in interest in solar system history over the past decade has come about as part of a broader 'awakening' - a realisation concerning the near-earth environment and it's intrinsic impact on life on Earth. After all, the solar system is the 'environment' in which our planet exists, and any disruption to the harmony of the solar system will inevitably have it's effects on Earth ...

As we begin to look again at the worldwide ancient traditions that are all but lost at the beginning of the 21st century, it is becoming clearer that what were once referred to simply as 'myths', in a very derogatory sense, are nothing of the sort. It is not so much a case that there is astronomical data 'encoded' in the oral traditions of prehistory, as the very real fact that we are only now just beginning to understand that ancient peoples were equally as scientifically capable as ourselves. They simply described their 'natural science' in terminology that is as alien to the average 21st century academic as the average academic's scientific terminology is to the rest of humanity ...

The main difference is that 21st century science relies on advanced technology to help scientists understand the universe. Ancient peoples worldwide simply used their powers of observation, and their astronomical knowledge was gained over many millennia of 'naked-eye skywatching'. The records of this accumulated archaic science were passed down orally from generation to generation as an integral part of the 'living histories' of the various peoples of antiquity ...

Listed below are some of the near-earth environment events due to happen in 2005
Most of them will be'naked-eye visible', but some may require strong binoculars
or even a small backyard telescope to fully appreciate the celestial event

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January 2005 -

January 2005 - "January 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

January 2005 - "January 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

January 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' January 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

January 01 - "Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) is approaching Earth - skymap"

January 02 - 01:00 UT - Earth at Perihelion - closest to the Sun

January 03 - "The Quadrantids Meteor Shower - skymap"
visible - Mid-Northern Latitudes
time - Maximum - 04:00 UT (GMT)

January 03 - 17:46 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

January 07 - "Tonight, Comet Machholz is gliding by the Pleiades - skymap"

January 10 - 12:03 UT - New Moon

January 11 - "Asteroid 1998/DV9 Near-Earth Flyby at 30 LD - Mag. 15"

January 12 - "Sky surveys reveal cosmic ripples"

January 13 - "Saturn closet approach to Earth all year - skymap"

January 14 - "Europe reaches new frontier – Huygens lands on Titan"

January 14 - "Facts about Titan"

January 14 - "First images from Titan - ESA gallery updated as they arrive"

January 16 - "The Discovery of Comet Machholz (Comet 2004 Q2)"

January 17 - 06:57 UT - First Lunar Quarter

January 17 - "Green Comet Machholz - Friend, Not Foe"

January 18 - "Aurora Australis to put on spectacular light show"

January 18 - "Sunspot 720 is now as wide as Jupiter - safe solar observing tips"

January 19 - "Aurora Alert: A coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading for Earth"

January 23 - "January 2005 Aurora Gallery"

January 25 - 10:32 UT - Full Moon - Wolf Moon

January 25 - "Today there are 669 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids"

January 26 - "The great eight are a bright sight in winter sky this week"

January 26 - "'Shooting Stars' On Mars: Messages From A Meteorite"

January 31 - "Dark Moon days: Easy to see Comet Machholz again - skymap"

January 2005 - "January 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

February 2005 -

February 2005 - "February 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

February 2005 - "February 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

February 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' February 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

February 01 - "Giant planets light February sky"

February 02 - 07:27 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

February 03 - "Radar Observations Refine Future Motion of Asteroid 2004 MN4"

February 04 - "2005 Will Be Good for Stargazers"

February 05 - "February night sky: Discovering spiral galaxies"

February 08 - 22:28 UT - New Moon

February 14 - "Asteroid 2004/EW Near-Earth Flyby at 23 LD - Mag. 16"

February 16 - 00:16 UT - First Lunar Quarter

February 16 - "These 'forgotten' constellations are worth remembering"

February 24 - 04:54 UT - Full Moon Snow Moon

February 25 - "Man in the moon ready to do the dance with Jupiter"

February 26 - "Newest Saturn moons given names"

February 27 - "Asteroid 2004/RF84 Near-Earth Flyby at 23 LD - Mag. 14"

February 27 - "What's Up This Week - Feb 27 - Mar 6, 2005"

February 28 - "Meteor shower seen in South West (England)"

March 2005 -

March 2005 - "March 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

March 2005 - "March 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

March 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' March 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

March 01 - "Comet P/2004 A1 (LONEOS) - Closest Approach To Earth"

March 02 - "Comet 141P/Machholz 2 Perihelion"

March 03 - "Comet C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR) - Perihelion (1.942 AU)"

March 03 - 17:36 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

March 06 - "Comet C/2005 E3 (SOHO) Perihelion (0.005 AU)"

March 07 - "Comet C/2004 S1 (Van Ness) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.010 AU)"

March 08 - "Comet C/2004 RG113 (LINEAR) - Perihelion"

March 10 - 09:10 UT - New Moon

March 10 - "Comet C/2005 E4 (SOHO) Perihelion (0.049 AU)"

March 10/11 - "Leonids-Ursids Meteor Shower"

March 16 - "Southern Hemisphere Skywatch - March Skies"

March 17 - 19:19 UT - "First Lunar Quarter"

March 18 - "Asteroid 2005/FN Near-Earth Flyby at 0.4 LD - Mag. 14"

March 18/19 - "Eta Virginids Meteor Shower"

March 18/19 - "Delta Mensids Meteor Shower"

March 19 - "Asteroid 2005/FA Near-Earth Flyby at 2.3 LD - Mag. 17"

March 19 - "Asteroid 2005/ER70 Near-Earth Flyby at 9.2 LD - Mag. 19"

March 20 - 12:33 UT - Alban Eilir - Vernal (Spring) Equinox

March 20/21 - "Theta Virginids Meteor Shower"

March 21 - "Comet 141P/Machholz 2 - Closest Approach To Earth (1.467 AU)"

March 25 - 20:58 UT - Full Moon Worm Moon

March 26 - "Comet C/2004 L1 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.143 AU)"

March 27 - "Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour" (Europe)

March 27 - "Asteroid 8103 Fermi Closest Approach To Earth (1.094 AU)"

March 27 - "Asteroid 25924 Douglasadams Closest Approach To Earth (1.295 AU)"

March 29/31 - "Eta Draconids Meteor Shower Peak"

March 30 - "Comet C/2004 L1 (LINEAR) - Perihelion (2.047 AU)"

March 31 - "Asteroid 4763 Ride Closest Approach To Earth (1.398 AU)"

March 2005 - "March 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

April 2005 -

April 2005 - "April 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

April 2005 - "April 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

April 2005 - "Astronomy Today Sky Guide - April 2005"

April 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' April 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

April 01 - "Comet 105P/Singer Brewster - Closest Approach To Earth (1.410 AU)"

April 01 - "Comet 32P/Comas Sola - Perihelion (1.833 AU)"

April 02 - 00:50 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

April 03 - "Comet C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) - Perihelion (0.850 AU)"

April 04 - "Hunt For April's Dogs"

April 05 - "Asteroid 2005/EU2 Near-Earth Flyby at 6.2 LD - Mag. 18"

April 06 - "Asteroid 2005/EE169 Near-Earth Flyby at 5.9 LD - Mag. 18"

April 08 - 20:32 UT - New Moon

April 08 - "Hybrid Solar Eclipse"
visible - New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, USA

April 08 - "Today's Solar Eclipse: When should you look? Timetable for US Cities"

April 08 - "Today's Hybrid Solar Eclipse: Animation of global shadow"

April 08 - "Today's Hybrid Solar Eclipse Animation - North America"

April 08 - "Today's Hybrid Solar Eclipse Animation - Central America"

April 08 - "Today's Hybrid Solar Eclipse Animation - New Zealand"

April 10 - "Comet C/2005 A1 (LINEAR) - Perihelion (0.907 AU)"

April 16 - "Full Hybrid Solar Eclipse Gallery for April 8, 2005"

April 16 - 14:37 UT - First Lunar Quarter

April 20 - "Comet C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (6.812 AU)"

April 21 - "Lyrids Meteor Shower - skymap"

April 22 - "Lyrids Meteor Shower Peak"

April 22 - "Comet P/2004 DO29 - Closest Approach To Earth (3.277 AU)"

April 23 - "Comet C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.082 AU)"

April 24 - 10:06 UT - Full Moon

April 24 - "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse"
visible - Australia, Indonesia, S.E Asia, Western Hemisphere

April 28 - "Jupiter and Arcturus grace our May nights"

April 30 - "April 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

May 2005 -

May 2005 - "May 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

May 2005 - "May 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

May 2005 - "Astronomy Today Sky Guide - May 2005"

May 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' May 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

May 2005 - "May 2005: Aurora Gallery"

May 01 - 06:24 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

May 02 - "Comet P/1998 X1 (ODAS) - Perihelion (1.981 AU)"

May 04 - "Comet 9P/Tempel 1 - Closest Approach To Earth (0.712 AU)"

May 05 - "Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet - Skymap"

May 05 - "Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak"

May 08 - 08:45 UT - New Moon

May 11 - "Asteroid 2005/JT1 Near-Earth Flyby at 6.9 LD - Mag. 19"

May 15 - "Comet 91P/Russell 3 - Closest Approach To Earth (1.610 AU)"

May 16 - 08:56 UT - First Lunar Quarter

May 21 - "Sky Watch: Snaking across the sky"

May 23 - 20:18 UT - Full Moon Flower Moon

May 23 - "Comet C/2004 K1 (Catalina) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.556 AU)"

May 23 - "Asteroid 2005/ED318 Near-Earth Flyby at 6.3 LD - Mag. 14"

May 24 - "Comet 119P/Parker-Hartley - Perihelion (3.044 AU)"

May 25 - "Comet 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 - Closest Approach To Earth (2.196 AU)"

May 25 - "Hydra appears in the low southern sky"

May 26 - "Dark Spots on the Moon Show a Turbulent Solar System"

May 30 - 11:47 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

May 30 - "ESA Rosetta News - Preparing for impact"

May 31 - "May 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

June 2005 -

June 2005 - "June 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

June 2005 - "June 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

June 2005 - "Astronomy Today Sky Guide - June 2005"

June 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' June 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

June 03 - "Asteroid 2005/LM3 Near-Earth Flyby at 4.0 LD - Mag. 18"

June 04 - "Asteroid 2005/LU3 Near-Earth Flyby at 4.9 LD - Mag. 20"

June 04 - "Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 - Perihelion (2.807 AU)"

June 06 - 21:55 UT - New Moon

June 07 - "Daylight Meteors: The Arietids"

June 07 - "Beware the Mars Hoax: Earth & Mars converging for a close encounter"

June 08 - "Comet P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (3.359 AU)"

June 11 - "Spotting 'faint fuzzies'"

June 15 - 01:22 UT - First Lunar Quarter

June 15 - "Lesser-known constellations shine"

June 17 - "Comet C/2004 X3 (LINEAR) - Perihelion (4.402 AU)"

June 18 - "Myths from the Skies"

June 19 - "Asteroid 2005/LD Near-Earth Flyby at 7.1 LD - Mag. 17"

June 19 - "Comet 72P/Denning-Fujikawa Perihelion (0.797 AU)"

June 20 - "Comet 37/Forbes - Closest Approach To Earth (0.674 AU)"

June 20 - "Comet 161P/2004 V2 (Hartley-IRAS) - Perihelion (1.275 AU)"

June 21 - 06:46 UT - Alban Hefyn - Summer Solstice

June 22 - 04:14 UT - Full Moon

June 22 - "Mercury, Venus and Saturn - spectacular conjunction this weekend"

June 24 - "Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner - Closest Approach To Earth (1.425 AU)"

June 24 - "Why does the moon look so big now?"

June 25 - "Planetary Alignment Skymap - looking west at sunset today"

June 25 - "Comet 82P/Gehrels 3 Closest Approach To Earth (3.603 AU)"

June 26 - "Planetary Alignment Skymap - looking west at sunset today"

June 26 - "Comet 91P/Russell 3 - Perihelion (2.602 AU)"

June 27 - "Rare line-up in night sky"

June 27 - "Planets align in cosmic show"

June 27 - "Planetary Alignment Skymap - looking west at sunset today"

June 28 - 18:23 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

June 28 - "On the July 4th, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1"

June 29 - "The Coming Age of Planets"

June 29 - "Earth is racing toward Mars at a speed of 23,500 mph - skymap"

July 2005 -

July 2005 - "July 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

July 2005 - "July 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

July 2005 - "Astronomy Today Sky Guide - July 2005"

July 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' July 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

July 02 - "Deep Impact: Observer's Guide"

July 02 - "Deep Impact - Skymap"

July 02 - "Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner - Perihelion (1.038 AU)"

July 03 - "First Rosetta OSIRIS image of Comet 9P/Tempel 1"

July 03 - "NASA's Deep Impact Mission homepage"

July 03 - "ESA News - Timeline for Deep Impact events"

July 03 - "European Southern Observatory: Deep Impact at ESO"

July 04 - "Watching Comet Tempel 1 — and Deep Impact"

July 04 - "Deep Impact Live Webcast from Kitt Peak National Observatory"

July 05 - 05:00 UT - Earth at Aphelion - farthest from the Sun

July 05 - "Comet 9P/Tempel 1 - Perihelion (1.506 AU)"

July 05 - "NASA's Deep Impact image gallery"

July 05 - "Comet C/2004 K1 (Catalina) - Perihelion (3.399 AU)"

July 06 - 12:02 UT - New Moon

July 06 - "Capturing the Flash: The Deep Impact/Tempel 1 impact movie"

July 07 - "On 7 Jul 2005 there were 706 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids"

July 09 - "Weekend Planets: Looking West at Sunset today - skymap"

July 11 - "Morning Mars: Looking East before Sunrise in Mid-July - skymap"

July 11 - "Comet 161P/Hartley-IRAS - Closest Approach To Earth (1.477 AU)"

July 12 - "Comet P/2004 F3 (NEAT) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.050 AU)"

July 13 - "Comet P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) Perihelion (0.998 AU)"

July 13 - "Jupiter and the Moon: Looking West at Sunset today - skymap"

July 13 - "Comet P/2003 L1 (Scotti) - Closest Approach To Earth (4.895 AU)"

July 14 - 15:20 UT - First Lunar Quarter

July 19 - "Comet 138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 - Perihelion (1.707 AU)"

July 21 - 11:00 UT - Full Moon

July 22 - "Asteroid 2000/AG6 Near-Earth Flyby at 8.7 LD - Mag. 20"

July 22 - "The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower - skymap for August 12, 2005"

July 28 - 03:19 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

July 29 - "Distant object found orbiting Sun"

July 29 - "South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak"

July 31 - "July 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

August 2005 -

August 2005 - "August 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

August 2005 - "August 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

August 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' August 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

August 2005 - "Here Come the Perseids - with a crescent moon"

August 01 - "Dog star on ascent in the sky of August"

August 01 - "Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak"

August 01 - "Comet 37P/Forbes - Perihelion (1.572 AU)"

August 05 - 03:05 UT - New Moon

August 05 - "Meteor shower to light up summer sky August 12"

August 7-12 "IAU Symposium #229, Brazil - Asteroids, Comets, Meteors"

August 08 - "Comet C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (3.313 AU)"

August 08 - "Asteroid 1992 UY4 Near-Earth Flyby at 16 LD - Mag. 12"

August 12 - "The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower - skymap for August 12 before dawn"

August 12 - "Perseids Meteor Shower Peak"

August 13 - 02:38 UT - First Lunar Quarter

August 13 - "Comet C/2005 E2 (McNaught) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.911 AU)"

August 16 - "2005 Perseid Meteor Images & Video Gallery"

August 19 - 17:53 UT - Full Moon

August 25 - "Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak"

August 25 - "Sunset Planets: Looking West at Sunset today - skymap"

August 25 - "August 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

August 26 - 15:18 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

September 2005 -

September 2005 - "September 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

September 2005 - "September 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

September 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' September 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

September 2005 - "September 1, 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

September 01 - "Asteroid 5554 Keesey (1985 TW1) Near-Earth Flyby - 0.915 AU"

September 01 - "Star Watch: Mars at its brightest"

September 01/04 - "3rd Annual Iowa Star Party, near Coon Rapids, Iowa"

September 01/04 - "18th Annual Oregon Star Party, Ochoco National Forest, Oregon"

September 01/05 - "Ark-La-Tex Star Party, near Nashville, Arkansas"

September 01/05 - "ICStars Star Party, near Warrensburg, Missouri"

September 02 - "Comet P/2004 VR8 (LONEOS) - Perihelion (2.376 AU)"

September 02/04 - "5th Annual RASCALS Star Party, Malahat, Canada"

September 02/04 - "Black Forest Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania"

September 02/05 - "Nova East 2005 Star Party, near Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada"

September 02/05 - "Fall Star Quest 2005, near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada"

September 03 - 18:45 UT - New Moon

September 03 - "Sunset Planets: Looking West at Sunset today - skymap"

September 03 - "Comet P/1998 W1 (Spahr) - Perihelion (1.730 AU)"

September 06 - "Scientists baffled by changes in Saturn's rings"

September 06 - "Sunset Planets: Looking West at Sunset today - skymap"

September 07 - "Moon Occults Venus - visibility map"

September 09 - "Comet C/2005 O2 (Christensen) - Perihelion (3.334 AU)"

September 09/11 - "Northern Prairie Starfest, Black Nugget Lake, Canada"

September 09/11 - "Algonguin Adventure Star Party, Algonquin Park, Canada"

September 09/11 - "21th Annual Idaho Star Party, Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho"

September 10 - "Asteroid 5836 (1993 MF) Near-Vesta Flyby - 0.027 AU"

September 11 - 11:37 UT - First Lunar Quarter

September 11 - "September 11, 2005 Worldwide Aurora Gallery"

September 11 - "On this day there are 721 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids"

September 11 - "Comet 105P/Singer Brewster - Perihelion (2.041 AU)"

September 11 - "Asteroid 5143 Heracles - Closest Approach To Earth (2.216 AU)"

September 12 - "Watch the sun vanish in Egypt ... "

September 13 - "Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (0.890 AU)"

September 13 - "Comets are fluffy balls of powder"

September 14 - "Comet Helin-Roman-Alu 2 - Closest Approach To Earth (1.384 AU)"

September 15 - "Asteroid 4116 Elachi Closest Approach To Earth (1.012 AU)"

September 15 - "Solar minimum is looking strangely like Solar Max"

September 15 - "Comet P/2004 V3 - Closest Approach To Earth (3.320 AU)"

September 16 - "Asteroid 1282 Utopia Closest Approach To Earth (1.862 AU)"

September 16 - "Birthplace of famous Mars meteorite pinpointed"

September 17 - "Comet P/2002 EX12 (NEAT) - Perihelion (0.605 AU)

September 17 - "Asteroid 6373 Stern Closest Approach To Earth (1.883 AU)"

September 18 - 02:01 UT - Full Moon Harvest Moon

September 18 - "Comet P/2005 N2 - Closest Approach To Earth (0.624 AU)"

September 18 - "Asteroid 471 Papagena - At Opposition (9.9 Magnitude)"

September 20 - "Asteroid 1999 RQ36 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.033 AU)"

September 21 - "Mars & Moon: Looking East at 10:00pm today - skymap"

September 22 - 22:23 UT - Alban Elfed - Autumn Equinox

September 23 - "Comet C/2005 N5 (Catalina) - Closest Approach To Earth (0.909 AU)"

September 23 - "Asteroid 2003 UV11 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.032 AU)"

September 23 - "Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.632 AU)"

September 24 - "ScopeOut 2005, Telescope Fair, Cincinnati, Ohio"

September 25 - 06:41 UT - Last Lunar Quarter

September 25 - "Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (0.894 AU)"

September 25 - "Look for — and appreciate — Pegasus in the eastern sky"

September 27/October 02 - "Astroblast 2005 Star Party, near Franklin, Pennsylvania"

September 28 - "Asteroid 1620 Geographos - Closest Approach To Earth (0.739 AU)"

September 28/October 02 - "Delmarva No Frills Star Party, Queen Anne, Maryland"

September 29/October 02 - "Prairie Skies Star Party, near Kankakee, Illinois"

September 29/October 02 - "3rd Annual Lowell Star Party, Flagstaff, Arizona"

September 29/October 02 - "11th Annual Autumn Equinox Sky Camp, Weybourne, UK"

September 29/October 02 - "Mirasteilas Starparty, Falera, Graubunden, Switzerland"

September 29/October 02 - "City of Rocks Star Party, CoR State Park, New Mexico"

September 30/October 01 - "Cathedral Gorge Star Party, CG State Park, Nevada"

September 30 - "Annular eclipse to shade parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, Mideast"

October 2005 -

October 2005 - "October 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere"

October 2005 - "October 2005: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere"

October 2005 - "'The Sky at Night' October 2005 - Watch This Episode Online"

October 01 - "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 03"

October 01 - "In the October sky, plenty to see: a queen, a sea monster, a galaxy"

October 02 - "Asteroid 2005 SK26 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.011 AU)"

October 02 - "Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (1.507 AU)"

October 03 - 10:28 UT - New Moon

October 03 - "Annular Solar Eclipse"
visible - Europe, Africa, Middle East, Western Asia, India

October 03 - "Comet C/2005 O2 (Christensen) Closest Approach To Earth (2.537 AU)"

October 04/08 - "12th Annual Enchanted Skies Star Party, Socorro, New Mexico"

October 05 - "Comet 101P/Chernykh - Closest Approach To Earth (1.464 AU)"

October 05 - "Asteroid 1877 Marsden Closest Approach To Earth (2.658 AU)"

October 06 - "Comet C/2005 S3 (Read) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.956 AU)"

October 06 - "Asteroid 2005 SJ26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU)"

October 07 - "Comet P/2005 R1 (NEAT) Perihelion (2.048 AU)"

October 07/09 - "Tennessee Star Party, Crossville, Tennessee"

October 07/10 - "14th Annual Convention of the Antique Telescope Society"

October 08 - "Asteroid 69230 Hermes Closest Approach To Earth (0.818 AU)"

October 09 - "Draconids Meteor Shower Peak"

October 09 - "Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.118 AU)"

October 09 - "Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.984 AU)"

October 10 - 19:01 UT - First Lunar Quarter

October 10 - "Asteroid 2003 UX34 Near-Venus Flyby (0.023 AU)"

October 10 - "Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (1.270 AU)"

October 11 - "Asteroid 2005 TM - Near-Earth Flyby (0.088 AU)"

October 12 - "Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.416 AU)"

October 13 - "Comet P/2005 R1 (NEAT) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.101 AU)"

October 13 - "Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU)"

October 15 - "Comet P/2005 R2 (Van Ness) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU)"

October 15 - "Asteroid 2005 SL - Near-Earth Flyby (0.087 AU)"

October 15 - "Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.556 AU)"

October 16 - "Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (2.579 AU)"

October 16 - "Mars Close Approach - skymap looking east at 10:00pm tonight"

October 17 - 12:14 UT - Full Moon Hunter's Moon

October 17 - "Partial Lunar Eclipse"
visible - North America, Central America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia
Penumbral Eclipse - begins 09:51 UT - ends 14:15 UT

October 17 - "Partial Lunar Eclipse - path map"

October 17 - "The Lunar Eclipse"

October 17 - "Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (1.563 AU)"

October 17 - "Mars Close Approach - skymap looking east at 10:00pm tonight"

October 18 - "Comet C/2005 K2 (LINEAR) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.364 AU)"

October 18 - "Mars Close Approach - skymap looking east at 10:00pm tonight"

October 19 - "Asteroid 2005 ST4 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.076 AU)"

October 19 - "Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (2.014 AU)"

October 20 - "Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (1.555 AU)"

October 21 - "Orionids Meteor Shower Peak"

October 21 - "Orionids Meteor Shower Observing Tips from both hemispheres"

October 21 - "Asteroid 2004 VG64 Near-Earth Flyby (0.044 AU)"