Space events you don’t want to miss in 2017
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Annular solar eclipse – 26 February 2017
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Jupiter at opposition – 7 April 2017
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Saturn at opposition – 15 June 2017
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Perseid meteor shower – 12/13 August 2017
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‘Great American’ total solar eclipse – 21 August 2017
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Cassini probe will crash into Saturn – 15 September 2017
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Leonid meteor shower – 17/18 November 2017
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Supermoon – 3 December 2017
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Geminid meteor shower – 13/14 December 2017
With a solar eclipse due on 26 February, there are plenty of celestial treats to keep stargazers happy in 2017.
Last year was packed with astronomical action including supermoons, Tim Peake’s history-making spacewalk and the arrival of NASA’s Juno probe at Jupiter and this year is set to be big just as big for space botherers. From meteor showers to solar eclipses, here are the space events you don’t want to miss in 2017…