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Jun 5 Mercury is at greatest
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Jun 13 Earliest sunrise
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Sep 1 An annular eclipse of
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Madagascar
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Aug 19 Mercury is 3.8° below Jupiter
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Aug 23 Mars has Saturn 4.4° to its upper
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Aug 27 Venus and Jupiter, low in bright
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