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June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 18:32 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Taurus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 (2,864 days ago) in Scorpius

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 22 Jun 2016 (2,862 days ago) in Sagittarius

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June Bootid meteor shower 2016 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 (2,857 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Mon, 27 Jun 2016 at 14:19 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Jun 2016 (2,856 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 at 19:39 EDT (2,855 days ago) in Libra

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 (2,854 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 (2,853 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Western Asia, Southern Europe and RAF Akrotiri. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 00:14 EDT (2,852 days ago) in Taurus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 12:24 EDT (2,850 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 05:40 EDT (2,845 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa amongst others. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 05:40 EDT (2,845 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 06:11 EDT (2,845 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. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 20:52 EDT (2,843 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 7°48'. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 at 14:23 EDT (2,840 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°26'. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 00:46 EDT (2,838 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 01:41 EDT (2,838 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jul 2016 (2,837 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Jul 2016 at 18:56 EDT (2,835 days ago) in Sagittarius