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Sat, 30 Mar 2024
04:28 EDT
136472 Makemake at opposition

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
18:58 EDT
Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

© NASA/Hubble Space Telescope

Sun, 14 Apr 2024
10:41 EDT
136199 Eris at solar conjunction

© Mike Brown et al., CalTech and Keck Observatory

Sat, 20 Apr 2024
20:42 EDT
136108 Haumea at opposition

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024
19:48 EDT
Full Moon

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
05:14 EDT
The Moon at aphelion

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
14:36 EDT to 18:55 EDT
Lunar occultation of Antares

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
00:01 EDT
Conjunction of Mars and Neptune

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
00:31 EDT
Close approach of Mars and Neptune

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
12:30 EDT
Mercury at aphelion

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Wed, 01 May 2024
07:27 EDT
Moon at Last Quarter

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Thu, 09 May 2024
15:43 EDT
Mercury at greatest elongation west

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Sat, 11 May 2024
Messier 5 is well placed

© NASA/Voyager 2

Mon, 13 May 2024
05:04 EDT
Uranus at solar conjunction

© NASA/Cassini

Sat, 18 May 2024
14:34 EDT
Jupiter at solar conjunction

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