<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Comets</b></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Comet C/2011 L4 <a href="http://pan-starrs.ifa.hawaii.edu/public/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(2, 30, 170); ">PANSTARRS</span></a> will pass by the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) on April 4th and 5th on its way towards the constellation of Cassiopeia, however, only shining at 5th magnitude will be difficult to spot without binoculars or a small telescope under relatively dark skies. Look towards the northwest soon after sunset and again in the northeast before sunrise to spot Comet PANSTARRS.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* For information, orbital elements and ephemerides on observable comets visit the Observable Comets page from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (<a href="http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/index.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); ">http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/index.html</span></a>).</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* For more information about Comets, visit Gary Kronk's <a href="http://Cometography.com">Cometography.com</a> web page at <a href="http://cometography.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); ">http://cometography.com/</span></a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Eclipses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* A partial lunar eclipse occurs on the 25th across most of the Eastern hemisphere.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Observational Opportunities</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Jupiter dominates the evening sky all month.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Saturn reaches opposition this month so will be well placed in the east soon after sunset.</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Comet PANSTARRS is still visible both in the evening and early morning skies.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on the 22nd.</span></li>
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