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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 (2,872 days ago) in Sagittarius

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jun 2016 (2,871 days ago) in Corona Australis

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe. Sat, 25 Jun 2016 at 19:56 EDT (2,869 days ago) in Aquarius

224.

June Bootid meteor shower 2016 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 (2,867 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Mon, 27 Jun 2016 at 03:06 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Cetus

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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 (2,867 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 (2,866 days ago) in Ophiuchus

228.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 at 19:39 EDT (2,865 days ago) in Libra

229.

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 (2,864 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 at 02:40 EDT (2,863 days ago) in Taurus

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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 (2,863 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 at 20:37 EDT (2,863 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 Africa, Western Asia, Southern Europe and RAF Akrotiri. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 00:14 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 12:37 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Gemini

235.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 07:02 EDT (2,860 days ago) in Gemini

236.

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. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 12:07 EDT (2,860 days ago) in Gemini

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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 (2,860 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 at 23:30 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Gemini

239.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 08 Jul 2016 at 00:55 EDT (2,856 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 (2,855 days ago) in Leo