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2026-10-11
Tidally locked in synchronous rotation, the Moon always presents its familiar nearside to denizens of planet Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon's farside can become familiar, though. In fact this sharp…
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- NASA APOD: 2026 October 11 – Ice Fishing for Cosmic Neutrinos 2026-10-11 04:05
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Space Weather
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AIA 193 A (Corona) (SDO)
Earth (EPIC/DSCOVR) — 2026-10-10
Moon Phase
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Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated
Next Full Moon
25. Oct (12d)
Next New Moon
9. Nov (27d)
Meteor Showers
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Orionids 8dPeak: 21. Oct 2026 ZHR: ~20 66 km/s1P/Halley
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Leonids 35dPeak: 17. Nov 2026 ZHR: ~15 71 km/s55P/Tempel-Tuttle
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Geminids 62dPeak: 14. Dec 2026 ZHR: ~150 35 km/s3200 Phaethon
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Ursids 70dPeak: 22. Dec 2026 ZHR: ~10 33 km/s8P/Tuttle
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Quadrantids 83dPeak: 4. Jan 2027 ZHR: ~110 41 km/s2003 EH1
Near-Earth Asteroids
CNEOSNext 14 days, < 0.1 AU
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2026 TP62026-Oct-15 00:0 0.6 LD 218.869 km 10.3 km/s
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2026 TG92026-Oct-14 04:5 0.6 LD 227.361 km 11.6 km/s
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2026 TS2026-Oct-18 06:1 2.4 LD 906.592 km 10.3 km/s
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2022 UP62026-Oct-15 20:5 2.6 LD 1.004.947 km 9 km/s
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2026 TM352026-Oct-13 18:3 3.9 LD 1.495.701 km 10.3 km/s
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2026 TV82026-Oct-22 00:4 4.8 LD 1.831.621 km 9.2 km/s
LD = Lunar Distances (384.400 km)
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- #18041 FSRQ 3C 395: Upper limits from a neutrino search with IceCube
Current Comets
Heavens-Above| Comet | Mag | Constellation | Alt |
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| 161P Hartley-IRAS | 11.0 | Equuleus | -11.2° |
| 10P Tempel 2 | 11.3 | Piscis Austrinus | -54.2° |
| P/2026 R2 Leonard | 11.8 | Scorpius | 1.8° |
| 220P McNaught | 12.7 | Taurus | -30.2° |
| C/2026 A2 Bok | 12.9 | Draco | 49.7° |
| C/2024 T5 ATLAS | 13.4 | Lepus | -28.8° |
| 169P NEAT | 13.6 | Sextans | 24.9° |
| C/2024 J3 ATLAS | 14.0 | Lyra | 41.9° |
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