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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.7) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (22 days away) in Centaurus |
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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 9.0) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (22 days away) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 22:50 EDT (22 days away) in Cetus |
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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. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 22:23 EDT (23 days away) in Aquarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 23:49 EDT (23 days away) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°11' of each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 at 02:12 EDT (24 days away) in Aquarius |
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Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 8.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 (24 days away) in Hydra |
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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 07:15 EDT (25 days away) in Taurus |
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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. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 20:44 EDT (25 days away) in Pisces |
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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.2) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 (26 days away) 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 (28 days away) 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 (28 days away) 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 (28 days away) 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 (29 days away) in Aries |
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Lyrid meteor shower 2023 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 (31 days away) in Hercules |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 1°17' of each other. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 08:31 EDT (31 days away) 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 (31 days away) in Taurus |
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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 8.3) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (31 days away) in Ursa Major |
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π-Puppid meteor shower 2023 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 (32 days away) 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 (33 days away) in Gemini |