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Full Moon at 17:15 UT. Called the "Grass Moon" or "Egg Moon".
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 406,329 km; angular size 29.4').
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Moon near Spica at 17h UT (morning sky).
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Moon very near Antares at 13h UT (morning sky). Occult-ation visible from E. Australia, N.Z., and S. South America.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Moon near Jupiter at 8h UT (morning sky).
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Last Quarter Moon at 18:04 UT.
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Venus 2.6° from the Pleiades at 6h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Mars at 1h UT (morning sky). Mag. +1.1. Occultation visible from Yemen, Somalia and Madagascar.
• Occultation of Mars (IOTA)
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Moon near Mercury at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. -0.5.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 6h UT (357,135 km; 33.5').
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New Moon at 11:36 UT. Beginning of lunation 1043.
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National Dark Sky Week, April 17-24. You are encouraged to turn off any unnecessary outdoor lights in order to temporarily reduce light pollution.
• National Dark Sky Week
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Moon near the Pleiades at 16h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Venus at 7h UT (evening sky).
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Astronomy Day 2007 is today! Astronomy clubs, planetariums, observatories, and science museums worldwide will offer a variety of public activities.
• Astronomy Day Web Site (Astronomical League)
• Astronomy Day in Canada (RASC)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 22h 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. Favorable viewing conditions this year.
• The Lyrids (International Meteor Organization)
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Moon near Pollux at 11h UT (evening sky).
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First Quarter Moon at 6:36 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 14h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Saturn at 10h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible Alaska, Western and Northern Canada.
• Occultation of Saturn (IOTA)
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Moon very near Regulus at 9h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from N.E. Siberia and N.W. North America.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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Mars 0.68° from Uranus at 4h UT (morning sky). Mags +1.0 and +5.9.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,209 km; angular size 29.4').
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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