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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 10:46 EDT (1,049 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 00:11 EDT (1,049 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jul 2021 at 07:41 EDT (1,051 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,053 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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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. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,053 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 at 17:11 EDT (1,053 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 (1,056 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 17:27 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 14:41 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 07:05 EDT (1,057 days ago) in Capricornus

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June Bootid meteor shower 2021 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 (1,057 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 05:26 EDT (1,057 days ago) in Capricornus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 13:08 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Hawaii and Kiribati amongst others. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 05:40 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (1,060 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 (1,061 days ago) in Corona Australis

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Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 18:35 EDT (1,061 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 23 Jun 2021 at 05:54 EDT (1,061 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 (1,062 days ago) in Sagittarius