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April 2013

Tune into the most observable events in this month's sky.

Saturn struts its ringed glory

April 2013: Jupiter blazes in the western sky after darkness falls, and glorious Saturn hangs low in the east at nightfall before climbing high in the south around midnight.

By Martin Ratcliffe, Alister Ling // Published: February 25, 2013

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