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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 (1,763 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 26'. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 23:45 EDT (1,764 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 23:48 EDT (1,764 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, South Africa, Namibia and Chile amongst others. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 23:48 EDT (1,764 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 20 Jun 2019 (1,762 days ago) in Scorpius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 10:13 EDT (1,761 days ago) in Aquarius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2019 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 11:47 EDT (1,761 days ago) in Taurus

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Sun, 23 Jun 2019 at 03:49 EDT (1,759 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 23 Jun 2019 (1,759 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 23 Jun 2019 at 20:56 EDT (1,759 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 24 Jun 2019 (1,758 days ago) in Corona Australis

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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. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 at 05:47 EDT (1,757 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2019iex discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7769. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 (1,756 days ago)

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June Bootid meteor shower 2019 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 (1,755 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Sat, 29 Jun 2019 (1,753 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 (1,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 03:10 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Scutum

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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. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 08:23 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 15:17 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Gemini

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Argentina and northern Chile. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 at 15:23 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Gemini