Calendar Year 2010  |
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January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower. |
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January 15 - New Moon |
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January 15 - Annular Solar Eclipse. |
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January 29 - Mars at Opposition. |
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January 30 - Full Moon. |
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February 9 - Asteroid 2009 UN3 Close Approach. |
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February 14 - New Moon |
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February 16 - Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. |
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February 28 - Full Moon |
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March 15 - New Moon |
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March 20 - The Vernal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 17:32 UT. |
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March 22 - Saturn at Opposition. |
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March 30 - Full Moon |
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April 1 - 30 - Global Astronomy Month. |
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April 14 - New Moon |
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April 21, 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower. |
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April 24 - Astronomy Day Part 1. |
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April 28 - Full Moon |
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May 5, 6 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. |
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May 14 - New Moon |
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May 19 - International Sidewalk Astronomy Night. |
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May 27 - Full Moon |
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June 12 - New Moon |
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June 21 - The Summer Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 11:28 UT. |
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June 26 - Full Moon |
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June 26 - Partial Lunar Eclipse. |
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July 2 - Comet McNaught. |
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July 11 - New Moon |
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July 11 - Total Solar Eclipse. |
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July 26 - Full Moon |
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July 28, 29 - Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. |
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August 10 - New Moon |
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August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower. |
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August 13 - Triple Conjunction with the Moon. |
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August 20 - Neptune at Opposition. |
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August 24 - Full Moon. |
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September 8 - New Moon |
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September 16 - Final Space Shuttle Flight. |
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September 21 - Jupiter at Opposition. |
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September 22 - Uranus at Opposition. |
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September 23 - The Autumnal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 03:09 UT. |
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September 23 - Full Moon |
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October 7 - New Moon |
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October 16 - Astronomy Day Part 2. |
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October 20 - Comet Hartley 2 will make its closest approach to Earth, coming within 11.2 million miles. |
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October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower. |
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October 23 - Full Moon |
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November 6 - New Moon |
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November 17, 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower. |
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November 21 - Full Moon |
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December 5 - New Moon |
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December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower. |
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December 21 - Full Moon |
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December 21 - Total Lunar Eclipse. |
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December 21 - The Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:38 UT. |
