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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 09:09 EDT (2,515 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 10:12 EDT (2,515 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°04'. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:03 EDT (2,515 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:33 EDT (2,515 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (2,514 days ago) in Aries |
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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 at 11:59 EDT (2,514 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2017 (2,513 days ago) in Hercules |
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Supernova SN2017erp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5861. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 (2,511 days ago) |
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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 at 20:42 EDT (2,512 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:09 EDT (2,509 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 (2,509 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 07:41 EDT (2,508 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 09:03 EDT (2,508 days ago) in Aquarius |
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The Butterfly cluster is well placed The Butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405; mag 4.2) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 (2,508 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. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (2,507 days ago) in Aquarius |
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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 (2,507 days ago) in Ara |
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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 at 00:46 EDT (2,506 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 (2,506 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 09:42 EDT (2,505 days ago) in Taurus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,504 days ago) in Aries |