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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 19:42 PDT (1,368 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,366 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 06:00 PDT (1,366 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 03:57 PDT (1,365 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 (1,363 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 10:58 PDT (1,361 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 11:57 PDT (1,361 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 07:22 PDT (1,358 days ago) in Aquarius

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 11:52 PDT (1,358 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 18:35 PDT (1,358 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 18:42 PDT (1,358 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 (1,357 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 09:32 PDT (1,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 09:59 PDT (1,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 19:37 PDT (1,356 days ago) in Capricornus

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Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 (1,355 days ago) in Auriga

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Conjunction of Mars and Eris Mars and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°58'. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 19:00 PDT (1,355 days ago) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 at 22:22 PDT (1,354 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2020ssf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7722. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 (1,349 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 at 21:44 PDT (1,350 days ago) in Pisces