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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (3,007 days ago) in Sagittarius

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A parade of 5 planets in the morning sky All five of the planets that are visible to the unaided eye will be above the horizon at the same time. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (3,007 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 03:48 EDT (3,007 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 05:09 EDT (3,007 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 07:19 EDT (3,007 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 (3,007 days ago) in Vela

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 at 13:44 EDT (3,005 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 at 14:25 EDT (3,005 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°06'. Fri, 05 Feb 2016 at 22:29 EDT (3,003 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 02:30 EDT (3,002 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°46'. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 11:46 EDT (3,002 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 20:51 EDT (3,002 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 22:40 EDT (3,002 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2016adj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5128. Sun, 07 Feb 2016 (3,000 days ago)

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 at 09:40 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2016 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 (3,000 days ago) in Centaurus

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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. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 (3,000 days ago) in Carina

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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. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 at 21:40 EDT (2,998 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Fri, 12 Feb 2016 at 23:33 EDT (2,995 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. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 at 02:47 EDT (2,993 days ago) in Taurus