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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 03:27 EDT (1,460 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 (1,460 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 23:55 EDT (1,459 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 13:34 EDT (1,457 days ago) in Cancer

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 18:19 EDT (1,457 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 18:32 EDT (1,455 days ago) in Gemini

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,454 days ago)

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Supernova SN2020qmp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7125. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,453 days ago)

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 05:20 EDT (1,451 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 (1,451 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 08:33 EDT (1,450 days ago) in Virgo

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2020 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 (1,449 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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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 China, Russia and Mongolia. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,448 days ago) in Scorpius

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,448 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2020 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,448 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°31'. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 19:32 EDT (1,445 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 Aug 2020 at 19:42 EDT (1,445 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°16'. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09 EDT (1,444 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:39 EDT (1,444 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 11:58 EDT (1,443 days ago) in Capricornus