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Supernova SN2018gv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2525. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 (2,286 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°37'. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 17:56 PDT (2,287 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, 14 Jan 2018 at 18:09 PDT (2,287 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°21'. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 23:22 PDT (2,286 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jan 2018 (2,286 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jan 2018 (2,286 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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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, 16 Jan 2018 at 01:06 PDT (2,285 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 18:18 PDT (2,285 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 (2,284 days ago) in Puppis

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2018 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 (2,282 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Supernova SN2018is discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5054. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 (2,281 days ago)

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jan 2018 (2,281 days ago) in Carina

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 at 00:21 PDT (2,278 days ago) in Capricornus

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 (2,278 days ago) in Vela

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Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°33'. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 13:30 PDT (2,277 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 14:20 PDT (2,277 days ago) in Cetus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 at 03:21 PDT (2,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 at 22:42 PDT (2,275 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, Alaska and China amongst others. Sat, 27 Jan 2018 at 02:21 PDT (2,274 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 30 Jan 2018 at 01:57 PDT (2,271 days ago) in Gemini