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Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 11 May 2017 (2,554 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 10 May 2017 at 17:42 EDT (2,555 days ago) in Libra

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 May 2017 (2,557 days ago) in Lyra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 19:19 EDT (2,558 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 18:45 EDT (2,558 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°06'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 17:25 EDT (2,558 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 06 May 2017 at 09:49 EDT (2,559 days ago) in Pisces

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 May 2017 (2,559 days ago) in Aquarius

149.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Thu, 04 May 2017 at 05:58 EDT (2,561 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 02 May 2017 at 22:47 EDT (2,563 days ago) in Cancer

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Supernova SN2017drh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6384. Tue, 02 May 2017 (2,562 days ago)

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9'09". Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 13:49 EDT (2,567 days ago) in Pisces

153.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla and Islas Chafarinas. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 13:35 EDT (2,567 days ago) in Taurus

154.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 10:04 EDT (2,567 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°46'. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 at 03:29 EDT (2,567 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 27 Apr 2017 at 12:14 EDT (2,568 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 26 Apr 2017 at 14:36 EDT (2,569 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 26 Apr 2017 at 08:17 EDT (2,569 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Mon, 24 Apr 2017 at 00:09 EDT (2,571 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Sun, 23 Apr 2017 at 13:59 EDT (2,572 days ago) in Pisces