521.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2020 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 (1,410 days ago) in Draco

522.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 22:42 EDT (1,409 days ago) in Leo

523.

Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,407 days ago)

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 09:00 EDT (1,407 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 at 06:57 EDT (1,406 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars 2020: a great chance to see the red planet The coming opposition of Mars will be the best opportunity to observe it for many years to come. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 (1,404 days ago)

527.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 13:58 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and RAF Akrotiri. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 14:57 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Scorpius

529.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 10:22 EDT (1,399 days ago) in Aquarius

530.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 14:52 EDT (1,399 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 21:35 EDT (1,399 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 21:42 EDT (1,399 days ago) in Sagittarius

533.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 12:32 EDT (1,398 days ago) in Sagittarius

534.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 12:59 EDT (1,398 days ago) in Sagittarius

535.

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. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 22:37 EDT (1,397 days ago) in Capricornus

536.

Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 (1,396 days ago) in Auriga

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Conjunction of Mars and Eris Mars and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°58'. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 22:00 EDT (1,396 days ago) in Cetus

538.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 at 01:22 EDT (1,394 days ago) in Aquarius

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 (1,394 days ago) in Gemini

540.

Supernova SN2020ssf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7722. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 (1,390 days ago)