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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 May 2016 (2,913 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Sun, 08 May 2016 at 04:37 EDT (2,910 days ago) in Taurus |
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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 May 2016 (2,910 days ago) in Lyra |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 08:26 EDT (2,909 days ago) in Leo |
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Transit of Mercury Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from the Americas, Africa, north-western Russia, Europe, Asia and Alaska. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 10:57 EDT (2,909 days ago) in Aries |
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Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 11 May 2016 (2,907 days ago) in Serpens Caput |
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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. Fri, 13 May 2016 at 13:02 EDT (2,905 days ago) in Leo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 04:21 EDT (2,903 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 1°59'. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 05:32 EDT (2,903 days ago) in Leo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°01'. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 16:20 EDT (2,897 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 17:14 EDT (2,897 days ago) in Libra |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 18:22 EDT (2,897 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 07:10 EDT (2,896 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°12'. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 17:34 EDT (2,896 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 18:16 EDT (2,896 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 May 2016 (2,890 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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. Sun, 29 May 2016 at 08:12 EDT (2,889 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 30 May 2016 at 17:29 EDT (2,888 days ago) in Libra |
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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 (2,886 days ago) in Hercules |
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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 02:29 EDT (2,884 days ago) in Ophiuchus |