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The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,694 days ago) in Orion

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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2016 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,694 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,694 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 14 Dec 2016 at 11:47 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Geminid meteor shower 2016 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 (2,695 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 19:05 EDT (2,696 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 02:17 EDT (2,696 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain amongst others. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 23:29 EDT (2,696 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. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 20:00 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Taurus

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The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 (2,697 days ago) in Dorado

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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. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 18:29 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Taurus

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2016 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 (2,698 days ago) in Hydra

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 at 02:55 EDT (2,698 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 10 Dec 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,699 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 (2,701 days ago) in Monoceros

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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. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 at 04:03 EDT (2,702 days ago) in Aquarius

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2016 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 (2,703 days ago) in Vela

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Canada, Iceland and Ireland amongst others. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 at 16:40 EDT (2,703 days ago) in Aquarius

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2016 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 (2,704 days ago) in Andromeda

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 05:39 EDT (2,704 days ago) in Capricornus