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Jupiter

Moon

Saturn

Pluto

Ceres

LIBRA

LU

SCORPI

OPHIUCHUS

SERPENS

SCUTUM

SAGITTARIUS

PISCES

CETUS

Mars

Uranus

Eris

Ceres

Moon

Jupiter

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Pluto

Saturn

SERPENS

SCORP

AQUILA SCUTUM

DELPHINUS

SAGITTARIUS

PISCES

CATUS

Mars

Uranus

Eris

Mercury

Neptune

PEGASUS

CYGNUS

VULPECULA

Constellation: Pisces

Magnitude: -0.4

AM/PM: PM

If you want to see Mercury you’ll

have to wait until the end of the

month when it will climb up into the

evening sky, becoming visible low

in the west-southwest after sunset.

On the 19th Mercury will be just one

degree north of Neptune, but you’ll

need a telescope to spot that distant

gas planet close to it in the sky.

Constellation: Pisces into Aries

Magnitude: 0.9

AM/PM: PM

At the start of the month Mars will

appear close to the distant gas giant

Uranus, and as the month passes

Constellation: Ophiuchus

Magnitude: -1.9

AM/PM: AM

This is going to be a great month for

you if you appreciate the sight of Jupiter,

largest by far of all the planets in our

Solar System, blazing in the sky. Through

February Jupiter is a brilliant ‘morning

star’, looking like a blue-white spark

embedded in the stars of Ophiuchus.

During this month mighty Jupiter will

have lots of company, too. The waning

Moon passes it between the 26th and

28th, and you’ll also notice Venus shining

to the lower left of Jupiter. They start the

month just 9 degrees apart, but end it

35 degrees apart, so you’ll have the best

views at the beginning of the month.

the two worlds will move closer and

closer together until they are just a

degree apart on the evenings of both

the 12th and 13th. Look out for a

lovely crescent Moon shining close to

Mars after sunset on the 10th.

Mars18:00 GMT on 13 February

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Mercury 18:00 GMT on 19 February

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Jupiter 06:00 GMT on 27 February

Constellation: Sagittarius
Magnitude: 0.6
AM/PM: AM
Saturn will be set in the star-rich
constellation of Sagittarius, shining
just to the upper left of the famous

‘Teapot’ asterism’s handle. You’ll need

a telescope to see Saturn’s lovely

rings, but a pair of binoculars will be

enough to show you its largest moon,

Mercury-sized Titan, looking like a

star close to Saturn itself.

Constellation:PiscesintoAries

Magnitude:5.8

AM/PM:PM

Uranuswillbeclosetomuchbrighter

Mars in the evening sky this month,

making it easy to find. As the sky

darkens find Mars shining in the

southwest, and with binoculars look

for a slightly green-tinged star close

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theeveningsof12and13February.

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Saturn 05:00 GMT on 27 February Uranus 19:00 GMT on 13 February

This month’s planets

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