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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:59 EDT (1,583 days ago) in Capricornus

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Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 (1,583 days ago) in Hydra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 00:33 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 01:24 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Capricornus

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136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 12:14 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Bootes

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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 (1,581 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 23:14 EDT (1,579 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 15:00 EDT (1,578 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2020hvf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3643. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 (1,577 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°06'. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:16 EDT (1,577 days ago) in Pisces

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Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (1,576 days ago) in Hercules

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (1,576 days ago) in Ursa Major

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 22:27 EDT (1,576 days ago) in Cetus

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2020 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 (1,575 days ago) in Puppis

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 04:51 EDT (1,572 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°03'. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 11:23 EDT (1,572 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 10:24 EDT (1,570 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. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,568 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 at 17:48 EDT (1,564 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,563 days ago) in Camelopardalis