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Comet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 N2 (ASASSN) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 (1,639 days ago) in Andromeda

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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, 09 Nov 2019 at 18:12 EDT (1,641 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 07 Nov 2019 at 03:35 EDT (1,643 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 04 Nov 2019 at 05:23 EDT (1,646 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand. Sat, 02 Nov 2019 at 03:22 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Nov 2019 at 03:22 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 35'. Sat, 02 Nov 2019 at 03:21 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2019uat discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 737. Fri, 01 Nov 2019 (1,648 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:41 EDT (1,650 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:22 EDT (1,650 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 09:33 EDT (1,651 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 04:22 EDT (1,651 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°40'. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 at 10:54 EDT (1,652 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 at 09:31 EDT (1,652 days ago) in Libra

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 28 Oct 2019 at 04:07 EDT (1,653 days ago) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 at 23:39 EDT (1,654 days ago) in Virgo

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 (1,654 days ago) in Perseus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°31'. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 12:51 EDT (1,655 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 06:39 EDT (1,655 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 25 Oct 2019 at 22:22 EDT (1,656 days ago) in Cetus