August 2021

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• Saturn at opposition
• The Moon at apogee

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• 4P/Faye at perihelion

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• The Moon at perihelion

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• Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

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• Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
• Close approach of the Moon and Venus

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• Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition
• Perseid meteor shower 2021
• Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition

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• Messier 2 is well placed
• M2 is well placed
• Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii

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• The Moon at perigee

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• κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2021

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• Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
• Conjunction of Mercury and Mars
• Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition
• Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition
• Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition
• Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition
• Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition

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• Jupiter at opposition
• Uranus enters retrograde motion
• Jupiter at perigee

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• Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
• Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
• Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
• Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
• Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
• Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

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• Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky
• Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

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• 8P/Tuttle at perihelion
• Comet 8P/Tuttle passes perihelion

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• The Moon at apogee
• Moon at Last Quarter
• Comet 8P/Tuttle reaches peak brightness
• 8P/Tuttle reaches its brightest
• Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

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• Comet 8P/Tuttle reaches peak brightness
• 8P/Tuttle reaches its brightest