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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 08:20 EDT (1,531 days ago) in Leo |
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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 06:58 EDT (1,531 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Feb 2020 at 02:33 EDT (1,532 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 (1,533 days ago) in Carina |
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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2020 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 (1,533 days ago) in Centaurus |
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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 at 06:11 EDT (1,533 days ago) in Cancer |
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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. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 at 20:42 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Aries |
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The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 (1,540 days ago) in Vela |
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The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 (1,541 days ago) in Vela |
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The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 (1,541 days ago) in Cancer |
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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. Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 16:27 EDT (1,543 days ago) in Pisces |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 05:42 EDT (1,544 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 02:28 EDT (1,544 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 4'04" of each other. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 15:03 EDT (1,545 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'30". Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 14:24 EDT (1,545 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 (1,548 days ago) in Vela |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 16:43 EDT (1,548 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. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 22:36 EDT (1,549 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,550 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Madagascar amongst others. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,550 days ago) in Sagittarius |