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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 14 Jul 2019 at 18:05 EDT (1,748 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 13 Jul 2019 at 16:30 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 13 Jul 2019 at 15:42 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 10 Jul 2019 (1,752 days ago) in Pavo

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 at 12:59 EDT (1,753 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 09 Jul 2019 at 06:55 EDT (1,753 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mars and Mercury Mars and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 at 09:46 EDT (1,755 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 at 03:13 EDT (1,755 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. Fri, 05 Jul 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,757 days ago) in Cancer

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 18:10 EDT (1,758 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 11:43 EDT (1,758 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 04:35 EDT (1,758 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 5'18". Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 01:39 EDT (1,758 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. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 (1,760 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Argentina and northern Chile. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 15:23 EDT (1,760 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 15:17 EDT (1,760 days ago) in Gemini

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 08:23 EDT (1,760 days ago) in Gemini

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 03:10 EDT (1,760 days ago) in Scutum

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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. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 (1,761 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 29 Jun 2019 (1,763 days ago) in Ophiuchus