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Perseid meteor shower 2020 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 (1,353 days ago) in Perseus

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 16:53 EDT (1,353 days ago) in Orion

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 09:17 EDT (1,352 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 (1,352 days ago) in Pegasus

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Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,351 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. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,351 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:44 EDT (1,350 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 3°59'. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,350 days ago) in Gemini

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,350 days ago) in Aries

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 11:19 EDT (1,350 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:15 EDT (1,348 days ago) in Leo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2020 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 (1,348 days ago) in Draco

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 22:42 EDT (1,347 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,345 days ago)

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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. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 09:00 EDT (1,345 days ago) in Leo

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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, 21 Aug 2020 at 06:57 EDT (1,344 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars 2020: a great chance to see the red planet The coming opposition of Mars will be the best opportunity to observe it for many years to come. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 (1,342 days ago)

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 13:58 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and RAF Akrotiri. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 14:57 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 10:22 EDT (1,337 days ago) in Aquarius