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THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

With Glenn Dawes See Mercury in the evening sky and catch sight of Serpens – the only constellation divided in two

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1 June at 24:00 AEDT (13:00 UT)

15 June at 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT)

30 June at 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT)

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