Local Sky Events
February
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- Moon is full Moon Feb 1, third quarter Feb 9th, new on Feb 17th and first quarter on Feb 24th.
- Mercury, Venus and Saturn all hover above the western horizon after sunset.
- Jupiter dominates the evening sky shining bright in Gemini at magnitude -2.6. It shines brighter than Sirius, the dog star, which is the brightest star that we can see with our eyes from Earth. Sirius is to the right of Jupiter.
- On Feb 26th and 27th, the just past first quarter Moon encounters Castor and Pollux the Gemini twins.
Check back often for updates
- Moon is full Moon Feb 1, third quarter Feb 9th, new on Feb 17th and first quarter on Feb 24th.
- Mercury, Venus and Saturn all hover above the western horizon after sunset.
- Jupiter dominates the evening sky shining bright in Gemini at magnitude -2.6. It shines brighter than Sirius, the dog star, which is the brightest star that we can see with our eyes from Earth. Sirius is to the right of Jupiter.
- On Feb 26th and 27th, the just past first quarter Moon encounters Castor and Pollux the Gemini twins.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.