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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°16'. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 08:22 EDT (679 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 (680 days ago) in Ara

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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. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 (680 days ago) in Scorpius

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 (681 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 at 17:21 EDT (681 days ago) in Taurus

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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 Antarctica, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand amongst others. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 14:10 EDT (682 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 23:34 EDT (683 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 19:23 EDT (683 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 07:51 EDT (683 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, the Canary Islands and the Portuguese Azores amongst others. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 at 23:18 EDT (685 days ago) in Scorpius

131.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (686 days ago) in Hercules

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 at 09:14 EDT (686 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (686 days ago) in Mensa

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 (687 days ago) in Aries

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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. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 (690 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. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 at 10:49 EDT (690 days ago) in Leo

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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. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 (691 days ago) in Ophiuchus

138.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 at 15:10 EDT (691 days ago) in Scorpius

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (693 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 (694 days ago) in Ophiuchus