Local Sky Events
February
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- Moon is New Jan 29, first quarter Feb 5, full Moon Feb 12, third quarter Feb 20 and new on Feb 28th.
- Venus, shines at a whopping magnitude -4.8 above the southwestern horizon
- Jupiter is easy to spot as it is very bright and almost directly overhead in the early evening hours. Watch the dance of its 4 Galilean moons.
- Mars is easy to spot about halfway above the eastern horizon at magnitude 1.1 making a triangle with Castor and Pollux. Its ruddy color makes it easy to identify.
- Saturn shines at magnitude 1.1 below Venus as it draws closer and closer to the southwestern horizon. Binoculars will be helpful.
- On Feb 24, Mercury will join Saturn about 5 degrees above the west-southwest horizon about a half hour after sunset. Mercury will be much brighter than Saturn at magnitude -1.2. The two are traveling in opposite directions. Binoculars will be helpful.
Check back often for updates
- Moon is New Jan 29, first quarter Feb 5, full Moon Feb 12, third quarter Feb 20 and new on Feb 28th.
- Venus, shines at a whopping magnitude -4.8 above the southwestern horizon
- Jupiter is easy to spot as it is very bright and almost directly overhead in the early evening hours. Watch the dance of its 4 Galilean moons.
- Mars is easy to spot about halfway above the eastern horizon at magnitude 1.1 making a triangle with Castor and Pollux. Its ruddy color makes it easy to identify.
- Saturn shines at magnitude 1.1 below Venus as it draws closer and closer to the southwestern horizon. Binoculars will be helpful.
- On Feb 24, Mercury will join Saturn about 5 degrees above the west-southwest horizon about a half hour after sunset. Mercury will be much brighter than Saturn at magnitude -1.2. The two are traveling in opposite directions. Binoculars will be helpful.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.