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National Dark Sky Week, March 29 to April 4. Switch off unnecessary outdoor lights. For more information please visit http://www.ndsw.org.
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Moon near Venus at 21h UT (17° from Sun, morning sky).
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New Moon at 3:55 UT. Start of lunation 1055.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 19h UT (361,080 km; 33.1').
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Moon near the Pleiades at 1h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Mars at 6h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.0. Occultation visible from Quebec, New Brunswick, Greenland, and Iceland.
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Moon near Pollux at 18h UT (evening sky).
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First Quarter Moon at 18:32 UT.
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Moon very near Beehive cluster (M44) at 20h UT (evening sky). Multiple occultations visible from Europe, United Kingdom, and Northern Africa.
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Moon near Regulus at 13h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Saturn at 17h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.5.
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Mercury at superior conjunction at 7h UT (not visible). Passes into the evening sky.
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Moon near Spica at 21h UT (evening sky).
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Full Moon at 10:25 UT. Called the Grass Moon or Egg Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 5h 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. Very unfavorable viewing conditions this year due to moonlight.
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2008 (IMO)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (distance 405,943 km; angular size 29.6').
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Moon very near Antares at 18h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from Southern Australia, and New Zealand.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Mars 4.8° from Pollux at 21h UT (evening sky). Mags. +1.2 & +1.2.
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Moon near Jupiter at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.3.
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Last Quarter Moon at 14:12 UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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