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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. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 (396 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:13 EDT (394 days ago) in Aries

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Hybrid solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Australia, eastern Indonesia and East Timor. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:17 EDT (394 days ago) in Aries

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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, 20 Apr 2023 at 12:28 EDT (394 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 03:05 EDT (393 days ago) in Aries

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Lyrid meteor shower 2023 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 (391 days ago) in Hercules

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 08:31 EDT (391 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 09:03 EDT (391 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (391 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2023 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 (390 days ago) in Puppis

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 22:19 EDT (389 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 22:56 EDT (389 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 at 17:20 EDT (387 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 at 02:43 EDT (386 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 30 Apr 2023 at 12:46 EDT (384 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 01 May 2023 at 19:22 EDT (383 days ago) in Aries

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa and Oceania. Fri, 05 May 2023 at 13:24 EDT (379 days ago) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 05 May 2023 at 13:33 EDT (379 days ago) in Libra

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2023 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 May 2023 (378 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia amongst others. Sat, 06 May 2023 at 21:00 EDT (378 days ago) in Scorpius