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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, 06 Jul 2017 at 00:28 EDT (2,498 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 at 16:11 EDT (2,501 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 02 Jul 2017 at 15:10 EDT (2,502 days ago) in Scutum

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,503 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,503 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 05:13 EDT (2,503 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°42'. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 03:29 EDT (2,503 days ago) in Virgo

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Fri, 30 Jun 2017 at 20:51 EDT (2,504 days ago) in Virgo

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 (2,506 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Asteroid 10 Hygiea makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 at 19:58 EDT (2,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Peru and Ecuador. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,507 days ago) in Leo

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June Bootid meteor shower 2017 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 (2,507 days ago) in Bootes

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Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2017 (2,509 days ago) in Scorpius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 22:31 EDT (2,511 days ago) in Orion

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 (2,511 days ago) in Corona Australis

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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. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 14:50 EDT (2,511 days ago) in Orion

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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, 23 Jun 2017 at 06:51 EDT (2,511 days ago) in Taurus

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 (2,512 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Mexico. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 10:37 EDT (2,512 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 07:08 EDT (2,512 days ago) in Taurus