""April is a busy month for the night sky. You got a lot of cool stuff happening this month.""
""Comets are notoriously fickle. As exciting as they might be, sometimes they just peter out on us, but it's got a lot of potential. It could be as bright as Venus.""
""The earliest liftoff for Artemis II is 6:24 p.m. on April 1. Alternate dates run through April 6.""
Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS will approach within 89 million miles of Earth around April 5, potentially visible to the naked eye. The comet, over a mile in diameter, is a sun grazer and may appear brighter due to solar radiation. New Yorkers can best view it by looking southwest at dusk. April also marks the first manned moon launch in 50 years, with Artemis II scheduled for liftoff between April 1 and April 6, and the Lyrids meteor shower occurring later in the month.
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