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2
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2h UT (370,013 km; 32.3').
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2
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First Quarter Moon at 14:34 UT.
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4
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 8h UT (evening sky).
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5
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Moon near Regulus at 23h UT (evening sky).
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7
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Moon near Saturn at 2h UT (evening sky).
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9
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Full Moon at 14:55 UT. Called the Egg Moon because it is the full moon before Easter.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon near Spica at 22h UT ( evening sky).
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13
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Titan Shadow Transit between 0740 - 1134 UT. Rare. Event visible from Australia to western USA.
• Computer image (Starry Night Pro)
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13
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Moon very near Antares at 13h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Hawaii.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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15
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Mars 0.43° from Uranus at 9h UT (31° from Sun, morning sky). Mags +1.2 and +5.9.
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16
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,232 km; angular size 29.6').
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17
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Last Quarter Moon at 13:37 UT.
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19
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Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT (morning sky).
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National Dark Sky Week, April 20-26. Switch off unnecessary outdoor lights.
• National Dark Sky Week website (IOTA)
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22
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. Active between April 16-25. Radiant is located between Hercules and Lyra. Expect between 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak.
• The Lyrids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2009 (IMO)
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22
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Moon very near Venus at 13h UT (33° from Sun, morning sky). Occultation visible from North America (daytime) except for far South and East.
• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
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24
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Venus 4.1° NW of Mars at 16h UT (morning sky). Magnitudes -4.5 and +1.2.
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25
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New Moon at 3:22 UT. Start of lunation 1068.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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26
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 20° east from Sun (evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. +0.4, low in the WNW 30 minutes after sunset. The crescent Moon and Pleiades nearby.
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26
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Moon near the Pleiades at 22h UT (24° from Sun, evening sky).
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)
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28
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6h UT (366,040 km; 32.6').
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29
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Venus brightest at 7h UT (morning sky). Mag. -4.5.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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