261.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 (761 days ago) in Centaurus

262.

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 2022 (761 days ago) in Centaurus

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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. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 at 10:48 EDT (760 days ago) in Cetus

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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 2022 (760 days ago) in Canes Venatici

265.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 14:54 EDT (758 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 (758 days ago) in Hydra

267.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Apr 2022 (757 days ago) in Canes Venatici

268.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 09:47 EDT (756 days ago) in Aries

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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. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 17:49 EDT (756 days ago) in Libra

270.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, the Contiguous United States, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Bermuda. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 03:10 EDT (755 days ago) in Scorpius

271.

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, 19 Apr 2022 at 04:18 EDT (755 days ago) in Bootes

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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, 19 Apr 2022 at 11:13 EDT (755 days ago) in Scorpius

273.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 at 20:59 EDT (753 days ago) in Sagittarius

274.

Lyrid meteor shower 2022 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 (752 days ago) in Hercules

275.

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. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:56 EDT (751 days ago) in Capricornus

276.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 (751 days ago) in Ursa Major

277.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2022 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 (750 days ago) in Puppis

278.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 at 16:55 EDT (750 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 at 19:34 EDT (750 days ago) in Capricornus

280.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 06:37 EDT (749 days ago) in Aries