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Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 7h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Venus 0.7° SSW of Mars (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 8h UT. Mags. -4.3 and +1.7.
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Last Quarter Moon at 12:24 UT.
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Moon near Regulus (72° from Sun, morning sky) at 3h UT.
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. -1.8.
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Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. +1.7.
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Moon near Venus (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. -4.3.
• Crescent Moon and Venus (APOD)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 405,721 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon near Spica (23° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT.
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11
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New Moon at 17:47 UT. Start of lunation 1149.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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12
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Taurid (north) meteor shower peaks. Meteors often appear slow moving (28 km/sec) with the occasional very bright fireball.
• The Taurids (Gary Kronk)
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Moon near Saturn (15° from Sun, evening sky) at 2h UT.
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 10h UT.
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 15h UT. Occulted by the Sun. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky.
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Leonid meteor shower peaks at 4h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1533. Produces very fast meteors (71 km/sec). Expect 10 to 15 meteors per hour under dark skies. Best viewed after midnight.
• The Leonids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
• Leonids Over Monument Valley (APOD)
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19
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First Quarter Moon at 6:27 UT.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20h UT (362,817 km; angular size 32.9').
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25
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Moon near the Pleiades (midnight sky) at 17h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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25
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Full Moon at 22:44 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (172° from Sun, midnight sky) at 10h UT.
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Venus 4.2° NNE from Spica (43° from Sun, morning sky) at 0h UT. Mags. -4.2 and +1.0.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (120° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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