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The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341) in Hercules will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight local time.

The Moon will reach full phase – the third full moon of spring 2014, traditionally called the Flower Moon in

The open star cluster IC 4665 in Ophiuchus will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight local time.

The Moon will reach last quarter – roughly a week after passing full moon and a week before it will

The Ophiuchid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some shooting stars will be visible each night from

21 June will mark midsummer in the northern hemisphere, and midwinter in the southern hemisphere. On this day, the Sun

The open star cluster NGC 6530, close to the lagoon nebula (M8) in Sagittarius, will be well placed for observation,

The open star cluster NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight local time.

The globular cluster M22 in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight

The Moon will reach first quarter – roughly a week after passing new moon, and a week before reaching full