India, April 3 -- If you're pining for more planet sightings, April is your lucky month. Our interstellar neighbours will bedazzle the night skies throughout the next few weeks, from moon-planet meetups in early April to a dreamy planet-moon pyramid just before May.

Add to that a meteor shower with potential for fireballs, and one of the year's smallest full moons, and you'll have all sorts of reasons to stay up late or rise early. Keep your stargazing binoculars handy and scout your favourite dark-sky park.

Here are the top night sky sights to watch for this month.

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