<p>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,<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-wednesday-july-8-2026/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 8: Asteroid Melpomene at opposition"</span></a></p>
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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”
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