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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. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 (2,169 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 (2,170 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 15:49 EDT (2,170 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 09:11 EDT (2,170 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 08:38 EDT (2,170 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 05:34 EDT (2,170 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 19:52 EDT (2,172 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 15:44 EDT (2,173 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 12 Jun 2018 at 18:16 EDT (2,174 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 (2,175 days ago) in Hercules

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 (2,176 days ago) in Aries

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Jun 2018 (2,179 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 (2,180 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 14:32 EDT (2,180 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 06:45 EDT (2,180 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 (2,180 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 at 22:08 EDT (2,181 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 (2,183 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 07:59 EDT (2,183 days ago) in Capricornus