APRIL HIGHLIGHTS

Your guide to the night sky this month

1 Tuesday This evening, the 16%-lit waxing Moon passes in front of the Pleiades open cluster, offering numerous opportunities to see lunar occultations of its member stars. See page 46 for further details. 2 Wednesday Around midnight, the 26%-lit waxing crescent Moon sits slightly under 5° north of mag. –2.0 Jupiter. Closest approach is around 00:30 BST on 3 April (23:30 UT on 2 April). 5 Saturday Mag. +0.5 Mars lies 1.6° south of 58%-lit waxing Moon this evening. Clair-obscur events visible: Lunar X and V 13:00 BST (12:00 UT), Nessie (Ptolemaeus crater) 22:40 BST (21:40 UT), Face in Albategnius 20:55 BST (19:55 UT). 8 Tuesday The superb Jewelled Handle clair-obscur effect is visible on this morning’s 79%-lit waxing gibbous Moon. View around 04:00 BST (03:00 UT), when the Moon can be seen low…

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BBC Sky at Night United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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