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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 (680 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (679 days ago) in Mensa

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 at 09:14 EDT (679 days ago) in Aries

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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (679 days ago) in Hercules

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, the Canary Islands and the Portuguese Azores amongst others. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 at 23:18 EDT (678 days ago) in Scorpius

46.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 07:51 EDT (676 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 19:23 EDT (676 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. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 23:34 EDT (676 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand amongst others. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 14:10 EDT (675 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 at 17:21 EDT (674 days ago) in Taurus

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 (674 days ago) in Scorpius

52.

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. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 (673 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. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 (673 days ago) in Ara

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°16'. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 08:22 EDT (672 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 10:48 EDT (672 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 (672 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 (670 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 20 Jun 2022 at 23:11 EDT (670 days ago) in Pisces

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 05:08 EDT (669 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°44'. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 09:35 EDT (669 days ago) in Pisces