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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 (1,422 days ago) in Hercules

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2020 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 (1,422 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 at 22:53 EDT (1,424 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 at 22:12 EDT (1,424 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 at 13:45 EDT (1,424 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 at 13:20 EDT (1,424 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. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 at 21:20 EDT (1,426 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 06 Jun 2020 (1,426 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 (1,427 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Russia, Oceania and Europe. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 at 15:26 EDT (1,427 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 at 15:12 EDT (1,427 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 at 12:28 EDT (1,428 days ago) in Gemini

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Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 (1,429 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 at 13:38 EDT (1,429 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,430 days ago) in Libra

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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 (1,431 days ago) in Hercules

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 (1,431 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°56'. Sun, 31 May 2020 at 16:51 EDT (1,432 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2020llx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7140. Sat, 30 May 2020 (1,432 days ago)

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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. Fri, 29 May 2020 at 23:30 EDT (1,434 days ago) in Leo