March 2021

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• The Moon at aphelion
• Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) passes perihelion
• C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) at perihelion

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• The Moon at perigee
• C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) at perihelion
• Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) passes perihelion
• Mercury at dichotomy

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• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

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• The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed
• IC2602 is well placed
• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

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• Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
• Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii
• Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury
• Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury

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• Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii

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• NGC 3532 is well placed
• The Wishing Well cluster is well placed
• Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

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• Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
• Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

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• Neptune at solar conjunction
• Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
• The Moon at perihelion

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• C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) reaches its brightest

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• The Moon at apogee

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• Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
• Close approach of the Moon and Mars

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• Comet 10P/Tempel passes perihelion

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• Comet 10P/Tempel passes perihelion

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• 10P/Tempel at perihelion
• Comet 10P/Tempel passes perihelion

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• Venus at superior solar conjunction

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• Venus at greatest brightness
• Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune

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• The Moon at perigee

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• The Moon at aphelion