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No. 18: Planetary huddle, June 2005

Three bright planets will be visibile in the western sky in late June 2005.

The close approaches or conjunctions of Mercury, Venus and Saturn on June 26 and 27 will be one of the highlights of this year's celestial calendar.

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No. 23: Solar eclipse, 14 November 2012
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No. 22: Laser pointers
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No. 21: Total Lunar Eclipse, 28 August 2007
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No. 20: Transit of Mercury
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No. 19: Opposition of Mars, November 2005
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No. 18: Planetary huddle, June 2005
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No. 17: Comet Watching
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No. 15: Transit of Venus, 8 June 2004
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No. 12: Transit of Mercury, 7 May 2003
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No.10: Purchasing Star Names
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No.7: The Alignment of the Planets
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No.6: The Leonid Meteor Shower
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