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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 10:04 EDT (2,608 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla and Islas Chafarinas. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 13:35 EDT (2,608 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9'09". Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 13:49 EDT (2,608 days ago) in Pisces

144.

Supernova SN2017drh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6384. Tue, 02 May 2017 (2,603 days ago)

145.

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, 02 May 2017 at 22:47 EDT (2,604 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Thu, 04 May 2017 at 05:58 EDT (2,602 days ago) in Leo

147.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 May 2017 (2,600 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 06 May 2017 at 09:49 EDT (2,600 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 17:25 EDT (2,599 days ago) in Virgo

150.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 18:45 EDT (2,599 days ago) in Virgo

151.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 19:19 EDT (2,599 days ago) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 May 2017 (2,598 days ago) in Lyra

153.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 10 May 2017 at 17:42 EDT (2,596 days ago) in Libra

154.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 11 May 2017 (2,595 days ago) in Serpens Caput

155.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°39'. Fri, 12 May 2017 at 08:55 EDT (2,594 days ago) in Cetus

156.

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. Fri, 12 May 2017 at 15:51 EDT (2,594 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 02:20 EDT (2,593 days ago) in Ophiuchus

158.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 18:45 EDT (2,593 days ago) in Sagittarius

159.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 19:10 EDT (2,593 days ago) in Sagittarius

160.

Supernova SN2017eaw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6946. Sat, 13 May 2017 (2,592 days ago)