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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 07:11 EDT (2,533 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 19:54 EDT (2,534 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 16:19 EDT (2,534 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 18 Jul 2017 (2,534 days ago) in Leo

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 (2,536 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sun, 16 Jul 2017 at 15:26 EDT (2,537 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 13 Jul 2017 at 14:18 EDT (2,540 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2017fgc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 0474. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 (2,542 days ago)

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 at 07:20 EDT (2,543 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 (2,544 days ago) in Pavo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 at 00:06 EDT (2,544 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 08 Jul 2017 at 17:06 EDT (2,545 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 23:49 EDT (2,547 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°14'. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 23:11 EDT (2,547 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, 06 Jul 2017 at 00:28 EDT (2,547 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 at 16:11 EDT (2,550 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 02 Jul 2017 at 15:10 EDT (2,551 days ago) in Scutum

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,552 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,552 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 05:13 EDT (2,552 days ago) in Virgo