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The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition

Alison Klesman1d agoen
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. July 7: The Moon, Saturn, and Neptune Asteroid 18 Melpomene reaches opposition at 4 P.M. EDT. Now visible all night long, the 9th-magnitude main-belt world is located in southeastern Aquila, near the Eagle’s border with Scutum. To track the asteroid for yourself, Continue reading "The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition" The post The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
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