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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 Aug 2016 at 02:59 PDT (2,785 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Aug 2016 (2,785 days ago) in Pegasus |
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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 14 Aug 2016 (2,784 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 16 Aug 2016 at 08:27 PDT (2,782 days ago) in Leo |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 at 03:51 PDT (2,781 days ago) in Leo |
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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2016 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 (2,781 days ago) in Draco |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 18 Aug 2016 at 02:26 PDT (2,780 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 4°21' of each other. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 08:40 PDT (2,774 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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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. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 20:41 PDT (2,774 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. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 05:56 PDT (2,773 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 Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 09:41 PDT (2,773 days ago) in Taurus |
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Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 11:10 PDT (2,773 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 (2,767 days ago) in Auriga |
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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 02:08 PDT (2,766 days ago) in Leo |
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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 09:29 PDT (2,765 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Svalbard amongst others. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 04:16 PDT (2,764 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 3°48'. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 13:59 PDT (2,759 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 15:04 PDT (2,759 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2016 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Perseus |
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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, 09 Sep 2016 at 04:49 PDT (2,758 days ago) in Ophiuchus |