List of events in sky this month – Ocotber 2017:
5 – Full Moon.
16 – Comet C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) at its brightest.
16 – Dwarf planet Eris at opposition.
16 – Planet Uranus at opposition.
19 – New Moon.
21 – Peak of the Orionids meteor shower.
24 – Close conjunction between Moon and planet Saturn, they are separated about 3 degrees.
30 – Asteroid Iris (7) at opposition.