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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:08 EDT (2,859 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,859 days ago) in Leo

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Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 (2,860 days ago) in Auriga

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 3'59" of each other. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 18:30 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'24". Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 17:47 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°15'. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 00:58 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 14:10 EDT (2,866 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 12:41 EDT (2,866 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. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 08:56 EDT (2,866 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 23:41 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 4°21' of each other. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 11:40 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 at 22:22 EDT (2,870 days ago) in Equuleus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 at 21:18 EDT (2,870 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2016fej discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6942. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 (2,869 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia and Alaska. Fri, 19 Aug 2016 at 07:30 EDT (2,872 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 18 Aug 2016 at 05:26 EDT (2,873 days ago) in Capricornus

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2016 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 (2,874 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 at 06:51 EDT (2,874 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 16 Aug 2016 at 11:27 EDT (2,875 days ago) in Leo