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Supernova SN2020hvf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3643. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 (384 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 3°06'. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:16 EDT (384 days ago) in Pisces

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Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (383 days ago) in Hercules

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M101 is well placed The pinwheel galaxy (M101, NGC 5457; mag 8.3) is well placed in the sky. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (383 days ago) in Ursa Major

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 22:27 EDT (383 days ago) in Cetus

146.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2020 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 (382 days ago) in Puppis

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 04:51 EDT (379 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°03'. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 11:23 EDT (379 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 10:24 EDT (377 days ago) in Taurus

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:38 EDT (375 days ago) in Cancer

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C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 (371 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 at 17:48 EDT (371 days ago) in Aries

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 May 2020 (370 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 05 May 2020 at 23:02 EDT (370 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Thu, 07 May 2020 at 06:45 EDT (368 days ago) in Libra

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (367 days ago) in Lyra

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 09 May 2020 at 07:48 EDT (366 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 00:48 EDT (365 days ago) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (365 days ago) in Capricornus

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M5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens is well placed in the sky. Mon, 11 May 2020 (364 days ago) in Serpens Caput