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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 (1,044 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 at 14:28 EDT (1,044 days ago) in Scorpius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 23:25 EDT (1,046 days ago) in Taurus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 (1,046 days ago) in Scorpius

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (1,046 days ago) in Aquarius

46.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (1,048 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 23:54 EDT (1,049 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,049 days ago) in Ara

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Comet 15P/Finlay passes perigee Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,049 days ago) in Pisces

50.

The Butterfly cluster is well placed The Butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405; mag 4.2) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 (1,050 days ago) in Scorpius

51.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 (1,051 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (1,053 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°48'. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 15:52 EDT (1,053 days ago) in Cancer

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (1,054 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 02:42 EDT (1,054 days ago) in Gemini

56.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 (1,055 days ago) in Hercules

57.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 21:07 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Taurus

58.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2021 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 (1,056 days ago) in Aries

59.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:54 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Taurus

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Canada, western Greenland and eastern Russia. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:42 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Taurus