Best Night Sky Events of April 2015 (Stargazing Maps)

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Venus, April 2015

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Venus shines high in the western sky after sunset.

Mars, April 2015

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Mars spends all of April in Aries, getting ever closer to the sun.

Jupiter, April 2015

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Jupiter sits just well placed in the evening sky. It is in Cancer all month.

Saturn, April 2015

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Saturn is just north of Scorpius' "claws," rising in the late evening.

Uranus, April 2015

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Uranus is too close to the sun all month to be observed. It is in Pisces.

Neptune, April 2015

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Neptune rises just before the sun in the constellation Aquarius.

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