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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 (1,761 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 (1,761 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 (1,761 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 (1,760 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 (1,759 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2019iex discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7769. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 (1,758 days ago)

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June Bootid meteor shower 2019 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 (1,757 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 (1,755 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 (1,753 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 (1,752 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 (1,752 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 (1,752 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 (1,752 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 (1,752 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 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 04:35 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 11:43 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Cancer

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2019 at 18:10 EDT (1,750 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 05 Jul 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 07 Jul 2019 at 03:13 EDT (1,747 days ago) in Cancer