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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 (358 days ago) in Pavo

2.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 at 11:33 PDT (360 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 22:45 PDT (362 days ago) in Gemini

4.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 17:00 PDT (362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 15:58 PDT (362 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 at 22:06 PDT (363 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 5°01'. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 at 01:29 PDT (364 days ago) in Taurus

8.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 09:27 PDT (365 days ago) in Taurus

9.

Comet 13P/Olbers reaches peak brightness Comet 13P/Olbers is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 (365 days ago) in Lynx

10.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 02:19 PDT (365 days ago) in Pisces

11.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 (366 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

12.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°05'. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 11:27 PDT (366 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 08:47 PDT (366 days ago) in Aries

14.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (367 days ago) in Sagittarius

15.

Comet 13P/Olbers passes perihelion Comet 13P/Olbers makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (367 days ago) in Lynx

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 12:16 PDT (368 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 (369 days ago) in Ophiuchus

18.

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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 14:53 PDT (369 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 01:42 PDT (369 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 01:42 PDT (369 days ago) in Pisces