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April is Global Astronomy Month http://www.gam-awb.org/
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 406,656 km; angular size 29.4').
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New Moon at 14:33 UT. Start of lunation 1092.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Saturn at opposition (opposite the Sun) at 0h UT. Visible all night long, the ringed planet is at its brightest (mag. +0.6) and closest all year (disk diameter 19.4"). Saturn's rings appear magnificent even in a small telescope.
• Opposition (Wikipedia)
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Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 15h UT. Passes into the morning sky (not visible).
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Moon near the Pleiades at 11h UT (evening sky).
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 7h UT.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 20h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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First Quarter Moon at 12:06 UT.
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Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 15h UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 17h UT.
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 5h UT.
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. +0.4.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6h UT (358,090 km; 33.4').
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Moon near Spica (midnight sky) at 22h UT.
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Full Moon at 2:44 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 0h UT.
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 23h UT. Active April 16-25. Radiant is between Hercules and Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at its peak.
• The Lyrids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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Venus 0.85° SSE from Uranus (30° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +5.9.
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Last Quarter Moon at 2:47 UT.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 406,039 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Venus (28° from Sun, morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. -3.9.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Daylight Time = UT - 4 hours.
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