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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 09:11 EDT (1153 days ago) in Taurus

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe is well placed for observation. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 15:10 EDT (1155 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (1155 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 09:03 EDT (1156 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn at opposition Saturn is well placed in the sky. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:04 EDT (1157 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Supernova SN2017erp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5861. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 (1159 days ago)

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Venus at aphelion Venus reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 at 17:11 EDT (1160 days ago) in Aries

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C/2015 V2 (Johnson) at perihelion C/2015 V2 (Johnson) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 11 Jun 2017 (1161 days ago) in Bootes

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 at 12:00 EDT (1162 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (1162 days ago) in Aries

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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 EDT (1163 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 EDT (1163 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 EDT (1164 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. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 at 15:10 EDT (1167 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 (1167 days ago) in Bootes

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C/2015 V2 (Johnson) at perigee C/2015 V2 (Johnson) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Jun 2017 (1168 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 EDT (1168 days ago) in Pisces

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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 EDT (1169 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 EDT (1169 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 EDT (1170 days ago) in Pisces