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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. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 at 22:14 EDT (772 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (774 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 02 Jul 2022 (776 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. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 (777 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 (779 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. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 at 02:08 EDT (779 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 22:53 EDT (780 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 14:57 EDT (780 days ago) in Gemini

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 02:19 EDT (780 days ago) in Pisces

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June Bootid meteor shower 2022 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 (781 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°56'. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 at 04:20 EDT (781 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°41'. Sun, 26 Jun 2022 at 04:11 EDT (782 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Jun 2022 at 02:30 EDT (782 days ago) in Taurus

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 (784 days ago) in Corona Australis

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Indonesia, East Timor and Christmas Island. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 at 18:15 EDT (784 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 at 18:15 EDT (784 days ago) in Aries

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 (785 days ago) in Sagittarius

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A parade of 7 planets in the morning sky All seven planets will be above the horizon at the same time. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 (785 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 (785 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 at 15:07 EDT (786 days ago) in Pisces