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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. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 (2,952 days ago) in Crux |
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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. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 at 23:01 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 at 13:09 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Aries |
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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,950 days ago) in Pisces |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:29 EDT (2,950 days ago) in Pisces |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 07:24 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 13:35 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Pisces |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°09'. Fri, 08 Apr 2016 at 06:34 EDT (2,948 days ago) in Aries |
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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (2,947 days ago) in Pisces |
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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 14:45 EDT (2,946 days ago) in Taurus |
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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Cuba and Bahamas amongst others. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 18:23 EDT (2,946 days ago) in Taurus |
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136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 at 05:18 EDT (2,944 days ago) in Bootes |
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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. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 at 11:45 EDT (2,944 days ago) in Cetus |
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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (2,943 days ago) in Centaurus |
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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (2,943 days ago) in Centaurus |
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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, 13 Apr 2016 at 23:59 EDT (2,943 days ago) in Gemini |
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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Apr 2016 (2,942 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 at 04:04 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Aries |
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Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 (2,941 days ago) in Hydra |
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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Ophiuchus |