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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 (1,350 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 (1,350 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 (1,347 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 14:52 EDT (1,347 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 21:35 EDT (1,347 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 21:42 EDT (1,347 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 12:32 EDT (1,346 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 12:59 EDT (1,346 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 22:37 EDT (1,345 days ago) in Capricornus

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Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 (1,344 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 22:00 EDT (1,344 days ago) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 at 01:22 EDT (1,342 days ago) in Aquarius

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 (1,342 days ago) in Gemini

74.

Supernova SN2020ssf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7722. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 (1,338 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,338 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Western Asia, Southern Europe, South America, Bulgaria, Corsica, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands and RAF Akrotiri. Sun, 06 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,338 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'36". Sun, 06 Sep 2020 at 00:45 EDT (1,338 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 06 Sep 2020 at 02:28 EDT (1,338 days ago) in Pisces

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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2020 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 (1,335 days ago) in Perseus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 at 18:21 EDT (1,335 days ago) in Pisces