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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 07:34 EDT (1,406 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 at 17:34 EDT (1,408 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 (1,408 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 (1,409 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 22:47 EDT (1,410 days ago) in Gemini

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Supernova SN2020nvb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4457. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,409 days ago)

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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. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,410 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 22:12 EDT (1,411 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,412 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,412 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 04:16 EDT (1,412 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 17:34 EDT (1,413 days ago) in Sagittarius

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June Bootid meteor shower 2020 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 (1,413 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 09:43 EDT (1,415 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. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 (1,417 days ago) in Corona Australis

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 00:17 EDT (1,417 days ago) in Gemini

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 22:58 EDT (1,418 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,418 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,418 days ago) in Hydra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°52'. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 03:19 EDT (1,418 days ago) in Gemini