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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 17:21 EDT (2,544 days ago) in Virgo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 18:42 EDT (2,544 days ago) in Virgo |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 11 Apr 2017 at 02:08 EDT (2,543 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°03'. Tue, 11 Apr 2017 at 22:23 EDT (2,543 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 at 23:39 EDT (2,542 days ago) in Cetus |
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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. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 at 13:02 EDT (2,541 days ago) in Bootes |
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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 (2,541 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. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 (2,541 days ago) in Centaurus |
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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 01:21 EDT (2,540 days ago) in Pisces |
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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, 14 Apr 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,540 days ago) in Libra |
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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 (2,540 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Sat, 15 Apr 2017 at 06:04 EDT (2,539 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 14:18 EDT (2,538 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 14:41 EDT (2,538 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 (2,538 days ago) in Hydra |
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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Apr 2017 (2,537 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 at 05:57 EDT (2,535 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Supernova SN2017dhr discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2076. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 (2,534 days ago) |
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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Apr 2017 at 01:49 EDT (2,534 days ago) in Aries |
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Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 (2,532 days ago) in Hercules |