Thursday February 22 to Thursday February 29

The Full Moon Moon is Saturday February 24. That is an apogee (or mini) Moon. Jupiter is low within the north-western sky however nonetheless dominates the early night
sky. Venus is seen within the morning twilight close to Mars. Mars  begins to climb away from Venus because the week progresses.

The Full Moon Moon is Saturday February 24.  That is an apogee (or mini) Moon, with apogee on the twenty sixth.

Night sky on Saturday, February 24 as seen from Adelaide at 21:29 ACDST (90 minutes after sundown). Jupiter is low above the north-western horizon.  The inset is the telescopic view at the moment.

Morning
sky on Saturday, February 24 as seen from Adelaide at 06:00 ACDST, (60
minutes earlier than dawn, click on to embiggen). Venus and Mars are shut, however get progressively additional aside over the week. The inset within the approximate telescopic view of Venus at the moment.

 

Complete sky on Saturday, February 24 as seen from Adelaide at 21:29 ACDST, 90 minutes after sundown (click on
to embiggen). Jupiter is low within the north-west.Orion is nearly due north. Vivid Sirius is excessive in  the jap sky. Between the intense star
Canopus and the Southern Cross are a wealth of binocular objects to
uncover.The complete Moon will make them laborious to see although.

 

   

 Elsewhere
in Australia will see the same view on the equal time (90 minutes after sundown).

 

 

Mercury is misplaced within the twilight.

Venus is within the morning twilight, it is going to now sink in direction of the horizon however will stay seen for all of February. Mars and Venus are shut however draw aside.

Mars is rising within the morning twilight and transferring away from Venus. 

Jupiter is highest round civil twilight and is now seen low within the early night sky.

Saturn is misplaced within the twilight.

Labels: weekly sky

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 12:00 am