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Charon: Moon of Pluto
2026-06-06
A darkened and mysterious north polar region known to some as Mordor Macula caps this premier view of Charon, Pluto's largest moon. The high-resolution image was captured by the interplanetary space p…
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Earth (EPIC/DSCOVR) — 2026-06-04
Moon Phase
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Next Full Moon
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Next New Moon
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Meteor Showers
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Delta Aquariids 53dPeak: 30. Jul 2026 ZHR: ~25 41 km/s96P/Machholz
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Perseids 66dPeak: 12. Aug 2026 ZHR: ~100 59 km/s109P/Swift-Tuttle
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Draconids 123dPeak: 8. Oct 2026 ZHR: ~10 20 km/s21P/Giacobini-Zinner
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Orionids 136dPeak: 21. Oct 2026 ZHR: ~20 66 km/s1P/Halley
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Leonids 163dPeak: 17. Nov 2026 ZHR: ~15 71 km/s55P/Tempel-Tuttle
Near-Earth Asteroids
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2026 LD2026-Jun-09 05:2 3 LD 1.142.193 km 9.3 km/s
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2003 LN62026-Jun-18 20:5 3.7 LD 1.416.923 km 3.9 km/s
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2026 KM32026-Jun-09 05:0 6.1 LD 2.349.095 km 8.7 km/s
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5305202026-Jun-12 18:5 16 LD 6.155.404 km 14.6 km/s
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2018 GE2026-Jun-07 14:0 16.3 LD 6.267.506 km 3.1 km/s
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2026 LA2026-Jun-12 16:2 19.7 LD 7.571.169 km 9.9 km/s
LD = Lunar Distances (384.400 km)
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Current Comets
Heavens-Above| Comet | Mag | Constellation | Alt |
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| 220P McNaught | 9.3 | Pisces | 1.5° |
| C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS | 9.4 | Monoceros | 27.9° |
| 88P Howell | 11.1 | Pisces | 13.2° |
| 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 | 12.4 | Leo | 10.7° |
| C/2023 R1 PANSTARRS | 12.9 | Ophiuchus | -45.2° |
| 235P LINEAR | 13.0 | Ophiuchus | -44.3° |
| 10P Tempel 2 | 13.5 | Aquila | -40.2° |
| C/2024 J3 ATLAS | 13.5 | Cygnus | -4.2° |
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