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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 06:24 EDT (1,007 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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 countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and Uruguay amongst others. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 at 22:50 EDT (1,009 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 07:58 EDT (1,010 days ago) in Aquila

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 02:38 EDT (1,010 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 (1,011 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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 at 06:11 EDT (1,011 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 28' of each other. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 09:34 EDT (1,015 days ago) in Leo

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Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 (1,015 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 29'. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 03:08 EDT (1,015 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 21:36 EDT (1,016 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°46'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 06:10 EDT (1,016 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 05:09 EDT (1,016 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 10 Jul 2021 (1,018 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 09 Jul 2021 at 21:50 EDT (1,019 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 at 21:17 EDT (1,019 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 (1,019 days ago) in Pavo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 at 13:48 EDT (1,019 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 (1,019 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°45'. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 at 00:39 EDT (1,020 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 15P/Finlay reaches peak brightness Comet 15P/Finlay is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2021 apparition. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 (1,021 days ago) in Aries