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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. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 23:30 EDT (2,481 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,479 days ago) in Capricornus

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa, Oceania and Europe. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:21 EDT (2,479 days ago) in Capricornus

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Supernova SN2017fzw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2217. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 (2,477 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Wed, 09 Aug 2017 at 19:05 EDT (2,477 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 at 03:51 EDT (2,474 days ago) in Gemini

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Perseid meteor shower 2017 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 (2,474 days ago) in Perseus

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Supernova SN2017gax discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1672. Sun, 13 Aug 2017 (2,472 days ago)

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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. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 (2,472 days ago) in Pegasus

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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. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 at 21:15 EDT (2,472 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 (2,471 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 at 23:15 EDT (2,471 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Wed, 16 Aug 2017 at 02:57 EDT (2,470 days ago) in Taurus

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2017 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Aug 2017 (2,469 days ago) in Draco

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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, 18 Aug 2017 at 09:18 EDT (2,468 days ago) in Gemini

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Supernova SN2017gkk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2748. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 (2,467 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 19 Aug 2017 at 00:25 EDT (2,467 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°14'. Sat, 19 Aug 2017 at 00:43 EDT (2,467 days ago) in Gemini

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Contiguous United States. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 14:25 EDT (2,465 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 14:31 EDT (2,465 days ago) in Leo