Astronomy - USA (2022-02)

JULY 2021

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Sun

Early evening

Jupiter

Uranus

Neptune

Comet 19P/Borrelly

Ceres

12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Callisto

Europa

Ganymede

Jupiter

Io

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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10"

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Mars

Ceres

Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

Neptune Pluto

Io

Ganymede

Europa

Callisto

This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows

and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

JUPITER’S

MOONS

Dots display

positions of

Galilean satellites

at 8 P.M. EST on

the date shown.

South is at the

top to match the

view through a

telescope.

FEBRUARY 2022

Feb. 15

1.3

4.5"

95%

2.082

1.478

19h07.2m

–23°12'

Feb. 15

8.5

0.6"

97%

2.414

2.683

3h53.8m

20°42'

Feb. 1

–2 .1

33.6"

100%

5.861

4.986

22h36.0m

–9°53'

Feb. 28

0.7

15.3"

100%

10.828

9.908

21h24.4m

–16°09'

Feb. 15

5.8

3.5"

100%

19.951

19.716

2h34.2m

14°43'

Feb. 15

7. 8
   2.2"
   100%
   30.807
   29.919
   23h30.9m
   –4°22'

Feb. 15

14.8

0.1"

100%

35.325

34.464

19h58.0m

–22°30'

MARS CERES JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO

THE PLANETS IN THE SKY

These illustrations show the size, phase,

and orientation of each planet and the two

brightest dwarf planets at 0h UT for the dates

in the data table at bottom. South is at the top

to match the view through a telescope.