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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 07:44 EST (580 days ago) in Cancer

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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 (581 days ago) in Pavo

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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 14:33 EST (583 days ago) in Cancer

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 06 Jul 2024 at 01:45 EST (584 days ago) in Gemini

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres is optimally positioned for observation, appears at its closest and brightest. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 19:56 EST (585 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 18:58 EST (585 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 01:06 EST (585 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 04:29 EST (587 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 12:27 EST (588 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 13P/Olbers reaches peak brightness Comet 13P/Olbers is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 (588 days ago) in Lynx

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EST (588 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (589 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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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 14:27 EST (589 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 11:47 EST (589 days ago) in Aries

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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 (590 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet 13P/Olbers passes perihelion Comet 13P/Olbers makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (590 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 15:16 EST (591 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 (592 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 17:53 EST (592 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 04:42 EST (592 days ago) in Pisces