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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 21:46 PDT (2,939 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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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. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 (2,939 days ago) in Ara |
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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. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 04:33 PDT (2,939 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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, 16 Jun 2017 (2,940 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 06:03 PDT (2,940 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 04:41 PDT (2,940 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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, 15 Jun 2017 (2,941 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 03:09 PDT (2,941 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 14 Jun 2017 (2,942 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 at 17:42 PDT (2,944 days ago) in Aries |
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Supernova SN2017erp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5861. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 (2,943 days ago) |
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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2017 (2,945 days ago) in Hercules |
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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, 10 Jun 2017 at 08:59 PDT (2,946 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (2,946 days ago) in Aries |
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Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) passes perihelion Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (2,946 days ago) in Bootes |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 18:33 PDT (2,947 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 18:03 PDT (2,947 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 07:12 PDT (2,947 days ago) in Virgo |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 06:09 PDT (2,947 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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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. Thu, 08 Jun 2017 at 15:21 PDT (2,948 days ago) in Ophiuchus |