The 365 Days of Astronomy Actual Astronomy - February Observer's Calendar
Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com
This month we talk about the Moon occulting Regulus, Saturn and Neptune pairing up while Mercury is visible in the evening sky and occulted by the Moon for some. The Zodiacal light also becomes visible in February and we give you the details on seeing lunar features and some of the best Deep Sky objects plus the Carbon and Double Stars to see at this month.
Feb 1 - Full Moon - 26 Aur Coulorful Double
Feb 2 - Regulus occulted by Moon for Most NA 8:50pm EST
Feb 3 - Zodiacal Light becomes visible this month in W evening skies when Moon isn't in sky.
Feb 6 - Carbon Star W Orion best this evening
Feb 7 h3945 CMa, a Colorful Double well placed
Feb 9th Last Quarter Moon - Gegenschein high in S at midnight for next 2 weeks
NGC 1502 Well placed at the end of Kemble's Cascade
Feb 10th - Antares 0.7 degrees N of Moon - Not here in NA! - Lunar Curtis X visible
Feb 17 - New Moon / Young Crescent Moon visible in W after Sunset - Annular Eclipse…for Antarctica
Feb 18 - Venus 1.7 degrees S of Moon and Mercury .1 degrees N of Moon, Occultation for S USA.
Feb 19 - Mercury at greatest Elongation 18-degrees from Sun in evening sky.
Feb 23 - Hipparchus Ray - 20 Gem Colorful double star - Carbon Star UU Aur best
Feb 24 First Quarter Moon & PLEIADES - Magnus Ray visible and Mons Pico & Beta
Feb 25th - Lunar Straight Wall Visible - 38 Gem colorful Double
Feb 26th - Mercury 5-degrees N of Venus
Feb 27th - Jupiter 4-degrees S of Moon - Not here - NGC 2403, NGC 2392 & NGC 2237 Well Placed
Feb 15 - Saturn .9 degrees S of Neptune - NGC 2362 Well placed this evening
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