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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Peru and Ecuador. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,486 days ago) in Leo

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June Bootid meteor shower 2017 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 (2,486 days ago) in Bootes

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 22:31 EDT (2,490 days ago) in Orion

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 (2,490 days ago) in Corona Australis

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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, 23 Jun 2017 at 14:50 EDT (2,490 days ago) in Orion

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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. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 06:51 EDT (2,490 days ago) in Taurus

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 (2,491 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Mexico. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 10:37 EDT (2,491 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 07:08 EDT (2,491 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 10:20 EDT (2,492 days ago) in Gemini

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 00:19 EDT (2,492 days ago) in Taurus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 (2,493 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 18:20 EDT (2,493 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,493 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 09:42 EDT (2,494 days ago) in Taurus

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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 (2,495 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 22:22 EDT (2,496 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 (2,496 days ago) in Ara

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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. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (2,496 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Butterfly cluster is well placed The Butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405; mag 4.2) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 (2,497 days ago) in Scorpius