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April Sky
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7-Apr |
New Moon at 7:24am EDT |
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10-Apr |
Aldebaran is occulted by a waxing crescent Moon from 6:49pm - 7:55pm EDT |
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13-Apr |
First Quarter Moon at 11:59pm EDT |
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17-Apr |
Jupiter and a waxing gibbous Moon shine side-by-side in Leo tonight |
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18-Apr |
Mercury at Greatest Eastern (Evening) Elongation |
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22-Apr |
Full Moon at 1:24am EDT |
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25-Apr |
A waning gibbous Moon, Saturn, Mars, and Antares are grouped together in the SSW morning sky |
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29-Apr |
Last Quarter Moon at 11:29pm EDT |
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Planets in Apr
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Mercury |
At Greatest Eastern (Evening) Elongation on the 18th, Mercury is well-seen low in the WNW an hour after sunset. |
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Venus |
Heading towards a June superior conjunction with the sun, Venus disappears in the glow of the rising sun. |
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Mars |
Approaching an opposition next month, Mars rises late in the evening and is high in the south before sunrise. |
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Jupiter |
Just past opposition, Jupiter is well-seen in the evening sky. |
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Saturn |
In Ophiuchus, Saturn forms a striking pair with nearby Mars. |
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Upcoming Events
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4-10 Apr |
International Dark Sky Week - http://www.darksky.org/int-l-dark-sky-week-main |
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9-10 Apr |
Northeast Astronomy Forum - http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.html |
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22-23 Apr |
Lyrids Meteor Shower |
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1-8 May |
Texas Star Party - https://texasstarparty.org/ |
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6-7 May |
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower |
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9-May |
Rare Transit of Mercury Across the Sun. |
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14-May |
International Astronomy Day - https://www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astrodayform.html |
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2-5 Jun |
Cherry Springs Star Party - http://www.cherrysprings.org/ |
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24-30 Jul |
Maine Astronomy Retreat - M.A.R.S. - http://www.medomakretreatcenter.com/starparty.php |
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28-29 Jul |
Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower |
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29 Jul - 6 Aug |
Summer Star Party - Plainfield, MA - http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/SSP |
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4-7 Aug |
Stellafane Convention - http://stellafane.org/convention/ |
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12-13 Aug |
Perseids Meteor Shower |
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27-Aug |
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. |
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3-Sep |
Neptune at Opposition |
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7-Oct |
Draconids Meteor Shower. |
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15-Oct |
Uranus at Opposition |
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21-22 Oct |
Orionids Meteor Shower |
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4-5 Nov |
Taurids Meteor Shower |
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17-18 Nov |
Leonids Meteor Shower |
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13-14 Dec |
Geminids Meteor Shower |
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21-22 Dec |
Ursids Meteor Shower |
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