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The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 (2,375 days ago) in Taurus

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Leonid meteor shower 2017 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 (2,375 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Fri, 17 Nov 2017 at 00:39 EDT (2,375 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°05'. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 at 16:26 EDT (2,376 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 at 21:50 EDT (2,378 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°11'. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 at 19:41 EDT (2,378 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 15' of each other. Mon, 13 Nov 2017 at 03:23 EDT (2,379 days ago) in Virgo

488.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 16'. Mon, 13 Nov 2017 at 01:09 EDT (2,379 days ago) in Virgo

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2017 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Nov 2017 (2,380 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Alaska, Japan and China. Sat, 11 Nov 2017 at 11:45 EDT (2,381 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 10 Nov 2017 at 15:36 EDT (2,382 days ago) in Leo

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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 Canada, Russia, Greenland and the Contiguous United States amongst others. Sun, 05 Nov 2017 at 21:29 EDT (2,387 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. Sun, 05 Nov 2017 at 19:09 EDT (2,387 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. Sun, 05 Nov 2017 at 17:56 EDT (2,387 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 at 01:22 EDT (2,388 days ago) in Aries

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Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 at 22:22 EDT (2,391 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 at 16:45 EDT (2,391 days ago) in Cetus

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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 South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique and Swaziland amongst others. Mon, 30 Oct 2017 at 17:24 EDT (2,393 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 29 Oct 2017 at 19:58 EDT (2,394 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2017 at 08:05 EDT (2,394 days ago) in Libra