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Comet 168P/Hergenrother passes perihelion Comet 168P/Hergenrother makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 (1,749 days ago) in Taurus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 18:51 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 19:45 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 23:35 EDT (1,749 days ago) in Cancer |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 09:47 EDT (1,747 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 21:53 EDT (1,747 days ago) in Aries |
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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 22:22 EDT (1,747 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 (1,746 days ago) in Cancer |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'18". Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,746 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,746 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 Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Indonesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,746 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 09:56 EDT (1,746 days ago) in Cancer |
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Perseid meteor shower 2019 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 (1,745 days ago) in Perseus |
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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. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 16:19 EDT (1,745 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 02:36 EDT (1,744 days ago) in Leo |
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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 (1,744 days ago) in Pegasus |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 08:29 EDT (1,743 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 (1,743 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 06:49 EDT (1,741 days ago) in Aquarius |
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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2019 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Aug 2019 (1,740 days ago) in Draco |