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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 30 Jul 2013 at 11:02 EDT (3,925 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 Aug 2013 (3,922 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 Aug 2013 at 11:06 EDT (3,922 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 03 Aug 2013 at 04:53 EDT (3,921 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°00'. Sat, 03 Aug 2013 at 18:27 EDT (3,921 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Sun, 04 Aug 2013 at 07:18 EDT (3,920 days ago) in Gemini

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Aug 2013 at 10:22 EDT (3,920 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Mon, 05 Aug 2013 at 04:37 EDT (3,919 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 at 17:52 EDT (3,918 days ago) in Cancer

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Supernova SN2013gh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7183. Wed, 07 Aug 2013 (3,916 days ago)

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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. Thu, 08 Aug 2013 at 02:06 EDT (3,916 days ago) in Leo

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August Naked Astronomy podcast released Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined by a cosmic Fri, 09 Aug 2013 (3,914 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°07'. Fri, 09 Aug 2013 at 22:18 EDT (3,915 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 11 Aug 2013 at 21:16 EDT (3,913 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Federated States of Micronesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 at 05:25 EDT (3,912 days ago) in Virgo

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Perseid meteor shower 2013 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 (3,912 days ago) in Perseus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 at 03:14 EDT (3,911 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 at 04:29 EDT (3,911 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. Wed, 14 Aug 2013 at 06:56 EDT (3,910 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii and Midway Atoll. Thu, 15 Aug 2013 at 02:44 EDT (3,909 days ago) in Scorpius