* Astronomy

The Moon Occults Mercury on the 28th October, 2011.

Lunar perigee (distance moon center to earth center: 357048.3 km, apparent diameter: 34'04.7") at 12:19.3 UT, 26 October

October is great for stargazing

Don't waste these October nights. This is still one of the great times of the year for stargazing. You can comfortably lie back on the ground and gaze upon the stars. The sky is dominated with autumn constellations like Pegasus and Andromeda, but in the west there are still some summer star patterns that are reluctant to leave the evening sky. Best of all, you can start your astronomical adventures earlier in the evening and not deprive yourself of your beauty sleep, not that it will do yours truly any good.
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The moon is near Mars on the 20th October.