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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 at 04:30 EDT (1,775 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 (1,775 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 (1,775 days ago) in Ara

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 (1,774 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 at 22:57 EDT (1,775 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 18 Jun 2019 at 04:14 EDT (1,774 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 10:35 EDT (1,774 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars pass within 13' of each other. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 at 13:57 EDT (1,774 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 (1,774 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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 (1,774 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 (1,774 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 (1,774 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 (1,772 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 (1,771 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 (1,771 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 (1,769 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 (1,769 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 (1,769 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 (1,768 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 (1,767 days ago) in Pisces