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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 07:41 EDT (2,558 days ago) in Aquarius

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 (2,559 days ago) in Scorpius

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:09 EDT (2,559 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 at 20:42 EDT (2,562 days ago) in Aries

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Supernova SN2017erp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5861. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 (2,561 days ago)

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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2017 (2,563 days ago) in Hercules

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 at 11:59 EDT (2,564 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (2,564 days ago) in Aries

249.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:33 EDT (2,565 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:03 EDT (2,565 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,565 days ago) in Virgo

252.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 09:09 EDT (2,565 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Thu, 08 Jun 2017 at 18:21 EDT (2,566 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Jun 2017 (2,567 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 (2,569 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 at 09:51 EDT (2,569 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 Jun 2017 at 02:05 EDT (2,570 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 21:27 EDT (2,571 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 19:58 EDT (2,571 days ago) in Virgo

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Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 (2,571 days ago) in Ophiuchus