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• 28 Nov 2019 (9 hours ago): Venus at aphelion

  28-11-2019 19:41 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 21 Apr 2024 (5 days away): Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks passes perihelion

  16-04-2024 02:14 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 21 Apr 2024 (5 days away): Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition.
  
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• 21 Apr 2024 (5 days away): 136108 Haumea at opposition

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
  
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• 20 Apr 2024 (4 days away): The Moon at apogee

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 20 Apr 2024 (4 days away): Conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Jupiter and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 31'.
  
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• 17 Apr 2024 (2 days away): Messier 3 is well placed

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (Today): Messier 83 is well placed

  16-04-2024 01:11 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 21 Apr 2024 (6 days away): Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness

  15-04-2024 21:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (9 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (8 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (7 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (6 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (5 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (49 minutes ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (4 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (3 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (2 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (18 minutes ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (14 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (13 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (12 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (11 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (10 hours ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (1 hour ago): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 21:13 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (14 minutes away): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 20:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (52 minutes away): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 20:21 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (1 hour away): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 19:48 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 15 Apr 2024 (2 hours away): Moon at First Quarter

  15-04-2024 18:17 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
  
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• Do black holes hide the secrets of their ancestors?

  15-04-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Some black holes are so massive they were likely created as smaller black holes that merged. Maybe we can use such black hole "children" to learn about the black hole "ancestors."
  
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