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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Greenland, Canada and Sweden amongst others. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 04:32 EDT (1,488 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 44'. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 04:54 EDT (1,488 days ago) in Taurus

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June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 17:36 EDT (1,487 days ago) in Taurus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 (1,487 days ago) in Scorpius

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia and Africa. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 at 02:41 EDT (1,486 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 at 02:42 EDT (1,486 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°52'. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 03:19 EDT (1,485 days ago) in Gemini

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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,485 days ago) in Hydra

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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. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,485 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 22:58 EDT (1,485 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 (1,484 days ago) in Corona Australis

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June Bootid meteor shower 2020 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 (1,480 days ago) in Bootes

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 15:10 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 04:16 EDT (1,479 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,477 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2020nvb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4457. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,476 days ago)

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 22:47 EDT (1,477 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 (1,476 days ago) in Serpens Cauda