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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 at 20:30 EDT (473 days ago) in Pisces |
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M41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.6) in Canis Major is well placed in the sky. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 (472 days ago) in Canis Major |
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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 at 23:46 EDT (471 days ago) in Cetus |
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Quadrantid meteor shower 2020 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 04 Jan 2020 (470 days ago) in Bootes |
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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 05 Jan 2020 at 02:47 EDT (469 days ago) in Pisces |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 10:32 EDT (464 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Africa, Oceania, Asia, Europe and Northern America. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 14:10 EDT (464 days ago) in Gemini |
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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 14:21 EDT (464 days ago) in Gemini |
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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 16:08 EDT (464 days ago) in Gemini |
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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 21:53 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries |
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Supernova SN2020ue discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4636. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 (462 days ago) |
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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 1°17' of each other. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 19:50 EDT (463 days ago) in Cancer |
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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 10:06 EDT (461 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 14:51 EDT (461 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 15:21 EDT (461 days ago) in Leo |
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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 21:42 EDT (461 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Asteroid 511 Davida at opposition Asteroid 511 Davida is well placed for observation. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 04:34 EDT (459 days ago) in Gemini |
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M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.5) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (459 days ago) in Puppis |
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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis is well placed in the sky. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (459 days ago) in Camelopardalis |
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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 07:59 EDT (457 days ago) in Virgo |