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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 (4,111 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 at 15:31 EDT (4,111 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 54'. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 06:35 EDT (4,110 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 06:44 EDT (4,110 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Tasmania, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 06:44 EDT (4,110 days ago) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 at 11:56 EDT (4,110 days ago) in Libra

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 at 02:09 EDT (4,107 days ago) in Aquarius

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February Naked Astronomy podcast released 2013 looks like a good year for comets! We find out where these balls of dust and ice come from and what to expect from Pan-STARRS and ISON. Sun, 24 Feb 2013 (4,103 days ago)

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 at 15:25 EDT (4,103 days ago) in Sextans

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 at 02:11 EDT (4,099 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 at 08:44 EDT (4,098 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 at 10:00 EDT (4,098 days ago) in Libra

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Supernova SN2013aj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5339. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 (4,097 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and the Canary Islands. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 at 21:54 EDT (4,097 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 at 07:54 EDT (4,096 days ago) in Pisces

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 at 16:53 EDT (4,096 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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March Naked Astronomy podcast released Comets, Mars and the first phone in space are featured in the latest Space Boffins podcast. Recorded at the Royal Astronomical Society in London, Richard and Sue are joined by Rosetta mission scientist Andy Morse and astronomer Robert Massey. They also t... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 (4,090 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 2°07'. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 at 17:52 EDT (4,090 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 at 15:52 EDT (4,089 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova PSN J22154081-4551086 discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7232. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 (4,087 days ago)