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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 03:56 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,267 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) passes perigee Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,267 days ago) in Corvus

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Leonid meteor shower 2020 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,267 days ago) in Leo

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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. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 at 19:00 EDT (1,268 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Supernova AT2020aahp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 932. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 (1,268 days ago)

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 12:50 EDT (1,269 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 00:08 EDT (1,269 days ago) in Libra

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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 (1,270 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. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,270 days ago) in Libra

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 19:35 EDT (1,271 days ago) in Pisces

252.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°43'. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 15:44 EDT (1,271 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 at 18:45 EDT (1,272 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 at 16:29 EDT (1,272 days ago) in Virgo

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2020 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 (1,272 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 11:53 EDT (1,274 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 (1,274 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 (1,275 days ago) in Orion

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 at 08:46 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Cancer