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2
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Mars 1.3° SE of Uranus at 1h UT (morning sky). Mags. 0.2 and 5.8.
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4
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Moon near Spica at 2h UT (evening sky).
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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4
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Mercury 0.7° NNE of Regulus at 10h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −0.4 and 1.4.
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5
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First Quarter Moon at 11:06 UT.
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7
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Moon near Antares at 11h UT (evening sky).
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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10
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17:07 UT (distance 359,828km; angular size 33.2').
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12
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Full Moon at 1:35 UT.
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12
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Moon near Saturn at 7h UT (midnight sky). Mag. 0.3.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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13
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Perseid meteor shower peaks at 1h UT. Peak lasts about 12 hours. Active from July 14 to September 1. Produces swift, bright meteors (50-100 per hour) with persistent trains. Best viewed after midnight. Bright moonlight will hinder viewing this year.
• Perseids (Wikipedia)
• 2022 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO)
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14
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Saturn at opposition (opposite the Sun) at 17h UT. The planet is at its closest and brightest at Mag. 0.3. Saturn’s rings are visible even in a small telescope.
• Opposition (Astronomy) (Wikipedia)
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15
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Moon near Jupiter at 12h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.8.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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18
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Venus 0.6° S of Beehive cluster M44 at 1h UT (17° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −3.9.
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18
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Moon near Uranus at 15h UT (97° from Sun, morning sky). Occultation visible from the north Pacific Ocean. Mag. 5.7.
• Uranus (Wikipedia)
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19
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Last Quarter Moon at 4:35 UT.
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19
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Moon near Mars at 11h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.0.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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19
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Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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20
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Moon near Aldebaran at 8h UT (morning sky).
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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21
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Mars 5.5° SE of the Pleiades at 2h UT (88° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.0.
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22
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Moon near M35 star cluster at 6h UT (57° from Sun, morning sky).
• Messier 35 (Wikipedia)
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22
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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition at 7h UT. Mag. 5.8.
• Vesta (Wikipedia)
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22
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 405,418km; angular size 29.5').
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23
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Moon near Castor at 19h UT (morning sky).
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24
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Moon near Pollux at 1h UT (morning sky).
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25
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 5h UT (morning sky).
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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27
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New Moon at 8:16 UT. Start of lunation 1233.
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27
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Mercury at greatest elongation east at 16h UT (27° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.3.
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29
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Moon near Mercury at 18h UT (27° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.3.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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31
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Moon near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky).
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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