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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, 18 Aug 2017 at 06:18 PDT (2,885 days ago) in Gemini

202.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2017 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Aug 2017 (2,886 days ago) in Draco

203.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 at 23:57 PDT (2,888 days ago) in Taurus

204.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 at 20:15 PDT (2,888 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 (2,888 days ago) in Aquarius

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 at 18:15 PDT (2,889 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 (2,889 days ago) in Pegasus

208.

Supernova SN2017gax discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1672. Sun, 13 Aug 2017 (2,889 days ago)

209.

Perseid meteor shower 2017 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 (2,891 days ago) in Perseus

210.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Fri, 11 Aug 2017 at 10:16 PDT (2,892 days ago) in Gemini

211.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Wed, 09 Aug 2017 at 16:05 PDT (2,894 days ago) in Aquarius

212.

Supernova SN2017fzw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2217. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 (2,894 days ago)

213.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa, Oceania and Europe. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 11:21 PDT (2,896 days ago) in Capricornus

214.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 11:10 PDT (2,896 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 05 Aug 2017 at 20:30 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 03:39 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Cancer

217.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 00:53 PDT (2,900 days ago) in Ophiuchus

218.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°27'. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 00:09 PDT (2,900 days ago) in Ophiuchus

219.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 at 22:08 PDT (2,901 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 at 10:54 PDT (2,901 days ago) in Ophiuchus