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April is Global Astronomy Month
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 10h UT.
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Mercury 3.0° WNW of Venus (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. Mags. -0.6 and -3.9. Favors northern hemisphere.
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:37 UT.
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 20° east from Sun (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. +0.1.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 3h UT (distance 405,002 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. -2.1.
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New Moon at 12:29 UT. Start of lunation 1080.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Venus (evening sky, 23° from Sun) at 11h UT. Mag. -3.9. Favors northern hemisphere.
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Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 4h UT.
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Mars 1.1° NNE of Beehive cluster (M44) at 19h UT. Mag. +0.5.
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First Quarter Moon at 18:20 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) (evening sky) at 3h UT.
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Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. +0.6.
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 17h 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)
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2010 (PDF) (IMO)
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 19h UT.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21h UT (367,141 km; 32.9').
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Venus 3.5° SSE of the Pleiades (25° from Sun, evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. -3.9.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 19h UT. Mag. +0.8.
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 13h UT.
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Full Moon at 12:18 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 22h UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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