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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. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 (2,131 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 24 Jun 2018 (2,130 days ago) in Corona Australis

143.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 at 17:01 EDT (2,128 days ago) in Capricornus

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 09:20 EDT (2,127 days ago) in Sagittarius

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June Bootid meteor shower 2018 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 (2,127 days ago) in Bootes

146.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°46'. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 23:41 EDT (2,127 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,127 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 00:52 EDT (2,126 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. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 10:55 EDT (2,126 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 (2,125 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 at 22:43 EDT (2,125 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 19:57 EDT (2,124 days ago) in Capricornus

153.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 21:46 EDT (2,124 days ago) in Capricornus

154.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2018 (2,123 days ago) in Sagittarius

155.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 (2,122 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

156.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 (2,121 days ago) in Cancer

157.

Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 at 09:28 EDT (2,120 days ago) in Cancer

158.

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. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 03:51 EDT (2,118 days ago) in Cetus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,118 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 07 Jul 2018 at 11:02 EDT (2,117 days ago) in Cancer