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Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 (1,442 days ago) in Corvus

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Supernova SN2020rcq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 6930. Sat, 08 Aug 2020 (1,437 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 45'. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 03:59 EDT (1,437 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,437 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Antarctica and Chile amongst others. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,437 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 12:45 EDT (1,435 days ago) in Aries

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Perseid meteor shower 2020 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 (1,434 days ago) in Perseus

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 16:53 EDT (1,434 days ago) in Orion

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 09:17 EDT (1,433 days ago) in Gemini

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 (1,433 days ago) in Pegasus

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Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,432 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,432 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:44 EDT (1,431 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,431 days ago) in Gemini

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,431 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:15 EDT (1,429 days ago) in Leo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2020 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 (1,429 days ago) in Draco

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 22:42 EDT (1,428 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,426 days ago)

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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 (1,423 days ago)