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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,499 days ago) in Centaurus

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136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:02 EDT (1,499 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 at 07:09 EDT (1,502 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,503 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 22:35 EDT (1,505 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 07 Apr 2020 at 14:08 EDT (1,505 days ago) in Virgo

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The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,508 days ago) in Crux

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,508 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 20:59 EDT (1,509 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 11:19 EDT (1,509 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 at 07:58 EDT (1,510 days ago) in Virgo

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Supernova SN2020ydk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2730. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,510 days ago)

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Supernova SN2020ftl discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4277. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,510 days ago)

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,511 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,511 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 54' of each other. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 13:30 EDT (1,512 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 07:01 EDT (1,512 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,515 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°48'. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 06:37 EDT (1,515 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 00:55 EDT (1,516 days ago) in Aquarius