| Feb.
6 |
New
Moon annular solar
eclipse 7:44pm
PST; 03:44 UT 2/7
Mercury
is in inferior
conjunction.
Sky
Lights ~ Aquarius planetary
and stellar highlights during Aquarius 1/20 - 2/19. |
| Feb.
7 |
Happy Chinese
New Year of the Rat!
The
Moon conjoins Neptune
2:42am PST; 10:42 UT. |
| Feb.
8 |
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
11:49pm PST; 07:49 UT 2/9. |
| Feb.
9-12 |
Watch
the
Moon grow in a dark sky.
2/9-11 The waxing Crecrest Moon transit the constellation Pisces.
2/10
The
Sun conjoins Neptune
6:04pm PST; 02:04 UT 2/11.
2/12 The two stars west of the Moon form the constellation Aries.
The Pleiades star cluster lies to the east of the Moon. |
| Feb.
13 |
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 230,043 miles)
4:56pm PST; 00:56 UT 2/14.
First
Quarter Moon 7:33pm PST; 03:33 UT 2/14.
The Moon approaches the Pleiades from sunset to sunrise. |
| Feb.
14 |
Send
a Global Sonic Valentine to the Earth!
Find
the Valentine's
Star overhead between 8pm – 9pm.
Look for the Moon north of reddish Aledaran.
The Pleiades are to the right of the Moon, Mars is to its left. Use
binoculars to check out the Moon and spot the Pleiades.
Can you locate the Red Triad, the Winter
Triangle, the Great
Winter Hexagon?
|
| Feb.
15 |
The
waxing
Gibbous Moon lies
near Mars and Elnath. Sky
Chart
Look for the Moon and Mars in a blue sky
just before it gets dark. How soon can you
spot the Moon? Mars? Elnath?
The
Moon conjoins Mars 11:48pm PST; 07:48 UT 2/16.
|
| Feb.
16-17 |
The
Moon transits the
Gemini Twin.
2/16 The Moon lies near Mebsuta.
2/17 The Moon lies near Pollux. |
| Feb.
18 |
The
Moon lies at the heart of the constellation Cancer. Look for
the Gemini Twins to the right of the Moon. To the left look for
the backward "L-shape" formed by Saturn, Regulus and Algieba. Sky
Chart |
| Feb.
19 |
Sky
Lights ~ Pisces lists
the planetary
and stellar highlights
during Pisces 2/19-3/20.
The
Moon lines up to the west of Regulus and Saturn
in the constellation Leo the Lion. |
| Feb.
20 |
Full
Moon total
lunar eclipse 7:30pm PST; 03:30
UT 2/21.
The
eclipsed Moon forms a triangle with Regulus above
and Saturn to the left (east). Star
Map |
| Feb.
21 |
The
morning Moon conjoins Saturn
1:56am PST; 09:56 UT.
The evening Moon lies near Leo's tail star, Denebola. |
| Feb.
22-24 |
The
waning
Gibbous Moon transits
Virgo the Virgin.
2/24 Saturn
reaches opposition 2:00am
PST; 10:00 UT.
The Gibbous Moon lies
near Spica, while Saturn is at its best for 2008.
|
| Feb.
25 |
Sky
Lights
~ Pisces planetary
and stellar
highlights
during
Pisces
2/19
- 3/20.
Faint
Mercury appears near 100x brighter
Venus in the morning twilight. |
| Feb.
26 |
Mercury
lies north of Venus in the
morning twilight.
Mercury conjoins Venus
9:52am PST; 17:52 UT. |
| Feb.
27 |
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,309 miles)
5:27pm PST; 01:27 UT 2/28. |
| Feb.
28-29 |
Look
for Jupiter east of the Moon
4:00am - sunrise.
2
/28 The
Quarter Moon rises at 1:00am
and approaches predawn Antares
from the west.
Last
Quarter Moon 6:18pm PST;
02:18 UT 2/29 lies very near and directly beneath Antares. Not
seen in N. America.
2/29
The
Moon lies east of predawn Antares and
transits Sabik as it moves toward the stinger of Scorpius.
|
| Mar.
1-3 |
Sky
Lights
~ Pisces planetary
and stellar
highlights
during
Pisces
2/19
- 3/20.
The
waning
Crescent Moon transits Sagittarius.
3/1 The Moon rising at 3:00am lies southwest of
Jupiter near the teapot spout of Sagittarius.
3/2
The
Moon
rising
at
3:45am
lies
at
the
handle
of
the
teapot
of
Sagittarius
just
southwest
of
Jupiter.
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
5:43pm PST; 01:43 UT 3/3
3/3
Mercury
reaches greatest
elongation.
The Crescent Moon lines up betwen Jupiter to the west and the Mercury / Venus
duo to the east. 3/3
6:30am Map
|
| Mar.
4 |
A
slim predawn Crescent Moon approaches the twilight Mercury
/ Venus duo from the west. Line-up west to east: Jupiter, Crescent
Moon, Mercury, Venus. Binoculuars come in handy to spot the
twilight duo 30 minutes before sunrise hugging the east-southeast
horizon.
|
| Mar.
5 |
A
sliver of a morning Moon forms a tight triangle with Mercury
and Venus. Use binoculars to view them low on an
unobstructed east-southeast twilight horizon. Keep your eyes
safe by not looking at the Sun with binoculars.
The Moon conjoins /occults
(hides) Mercury
6:06am PST; 14:06 UT.
The
Moon conjoins/occults (hides) Venus 11:10am PST; 19:10 UT.
The
Moon conjoins/occults (hides) Neptune 1:46pm PST; 21:46 UT. |
| Mar.
6 |
Venus
conjoins Neptune 4:03pm PST; 00:03 UT 3/7. |
| Mar.
7 |
New
Moon 9:14am PST; 17:14 UT
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
11:03am PST; 19:03 UT.
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