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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 EST (2,343 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 EST (2,343 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 (2,341 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 EST (2,340 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 EST (2,340 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 EST (2,338 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 (2,338 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 EST (2,338 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 (2,337 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 EST (2,336 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2019iex discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7769. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 (2,335 days ago)

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June Bootid meteor shower 2019 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 (2,334 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 (2,332 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 (2,330 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 01 Jul 2019 at 22:22 EST (2,330 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 EST (2,329 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 EST (2,329 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 EST (2,329 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 (2,329 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'18". Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 01:39 EST (2,327 days ago) in Cancer