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Close approach of Venus and Collinder 50 Venus and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 at 08:03 EDT (1,390 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 08 Jul 2020 at 07:52 EDT (1,389 days ago) in Taurus

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 (1,388 days ago) in Pavo

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 at 14:21 EDT (1,387 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°57'. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 at 15:38 EDT (1,386 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 at 17:19 EDT (1,386 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 at 15:26 EDT (1,385 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 at 19:29 EDT (1,385 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter 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. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 03:50 EDT (1,383 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 05:56 EDT (1,382 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 07:58 EDT (1,382 days ago) in Sagitta

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 22:45 EDT (1,382 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 02:07 EDT (1,380 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 03:27 EDT (1,380 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 (1,380 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 23:55 EDT (1,379 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 13:34 EDT (1,377 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 18:19 EDT (1,377 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 23:28 EDT (1,377 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 18:32 EDT (1,375 days ago) in Gemini