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Supernova SN2018yu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1888. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 (2,330 days ago)

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The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 (2,332 days ago) in Carina

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 at 09:38 EDT (2,332 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Central Asia, Canada, China, Greenland, Mongolia, Russia, Corsica, Svalbard, Shetland and Orkney. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 12:19 EDT (2,336 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 08:33 EDT (2,336 days ago) in Taurus

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 03:09 EDT (2,336 days ago) in Taurus

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The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 21 Feb 2018 (2,338 days ago) in Carina

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Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 (2,340 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 07:37 EDT (2,342 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 16:06 EDT (2,344 days ago) in Capricornus

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and South America. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 15:51 EDT (2,344 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,346 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:39 EDT (2,348 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:30 EDT (2,348 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:15 EDT (2,348 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 02:00 EDT (2,350 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 00:11 EDT (2,350 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,351 days ago) in Carina

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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2018 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,351 days ago) in Centaurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 17:02 EDT (2,352 days ago) in Libra