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Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 (1,322 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°44'. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 08:39 EDT (1,321 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,321 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. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 08:58 EDT (1,320 days ago) in Capricornus

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The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 (1,320 days ago) in Carina

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,316 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 06:34 EDT (1,315 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°15'. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 06:51 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 12:22 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.3) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 (1,314 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:02 EDT (1,313 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 02 Mar 2020 at 14:58 EDT (1,310 days ago) in Taurus

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The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 (1,310 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,306 days ago) in Cancer

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 at 08:14 EDT (1,304 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 (1,304 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 10:36 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 13:47 EDT (1,303 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 02:29 EDT (1,302 days ago) in Virgo