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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. Sat, 30 Jan 2016 (3,013 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (3,013 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (3,013 days ago) in Vela

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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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 at 22:28 EDT (3,013 days ago) in Libra

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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 (3,012 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 (3,012 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 (3,012 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 (3,012 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 (3,010 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 (3,010 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 22:34 EDT (3,008 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 (3,007 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 (3,007 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 (3,007 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 (3,007 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2016adj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5128. Sun, 07 Feb 2016 (3,005 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 (3,005 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 (3,005 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 (3,005 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 (3,003 days ago) in Pisces