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Daytime Arietid meteor shower The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (954 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°04' of each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:33 EST (955 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:03 EST (955 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 09:10 EST (955 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Thu, 08 Jun 2017 at 18:21 EST (956 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 06 Jun 2017 at 03:54 EST (958 days ago) in Taurus

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C/2015 V2 (Johnson) reaches its brightest C/2015 V2 (Johnson) is well placed for observation. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 (959 days ago) in Bootes

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 Jun 2017 at 01:59 EST (960 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 2°11' of each other. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 21:28 EST (961 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 19:58 EST (961 days ago) in Virgo

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 01:57 EST (961 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus pass within 1°41' of each other. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 at 01:10 EST (961 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°46'. Fri, 02 Jun 2017 at 10:42 EST (962 days ago) in Pisces

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 at 08:42 EST (963 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°20'. Fri, 26 May 2017 at 21:57 EST (969 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 26 May 2017 (969 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 25 May 2017 at 21:20 EST (970 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Thu, 25 May 2017 at 15:45 EST (970 days ago) in Taurus

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Supernova SN2017ein discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3938. Wed, 24 May 2017 (970 days ago)

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 24 May 2017 at 05:24 EST (971 days ago) in Aries