Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Saturn will appear to pass close to the Sun in the sky as the Earth's orbit places the Sun between the Earth and Saturn. Saturn will be unobservable for several weeks while it is lost in the glare of the Sun.
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First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
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Moon at Apogee
Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to apogee – its most distant point from Earth.
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Anniversary of the 2013 Chelyabinsk Asteroid Impact Event
On February 15 2013 an asteroid exploded in the sky over the city of Chelyabinsk, in the the southern Ural region of Russia. The shock wave blew out windows all over the city, injuring over 1600 people, and damaged several buildings. This event could well be the tipping point in public awareness about asteroids; a year after the […]
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Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
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Moon at Perigee
Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit – then 2 weeks later, to apogee, its most distant point from Earth.i
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Mercury at Aphelion
Mercury's 88-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.47 AU.
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Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Jupiter will pass close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth.