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FEBRUARY 2019
Calendar of events
2 The Moon passes 0.6° north of
Saturn, 7 h UT
The Moon passes 0.6° north of
Pluto, 2 0h UT
4 New Moon occurs at 21 h04m UT
5 The Moon is at apogee
(406, 555 kilometers from Earth),
9h 2 9m UT
6 Asteroid Herculina is at
opposition, 3 h UT
The Moon passes 1. 1 ° north of
asteroid Vesta, 8h UT
7 The Moon passes 3 ° south of
Neptune, 6h UT
10 The Moon passes 6° south of
Mars, 1 6h UT
The Moon passes 5 ° south of
Uranus, 2 0h UT
12 First Quarter Moon occurs at
22 h 2 6m UT
13 Mars passes 1. 1 ° north of Uranus,
2 0h UT
18 Venus passes 1. 1 ° north of Saturn,
1 4h UT
19 The Moon is at perigee
( 35 6, 761 kilometers from Earth),
9h0 3 m UT
Full Moon occurs at 15 h 5 4m UT
26 Last Quarter Moon occurs at
11 h 2 8m UT
27 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation ( 1 8°), 1 h UT
The Moon passes 2 ° north of
Jupiter, 1 4h UT
STAR COLORS:
Stars’ true colors
depend on surface
temperature. Hot
stars glow blue; slight-
ly cooler ones, white;
intermediate stars (like
the Sun), yellow; followed
by orange and, ulti mately, red.
Fainter stars can’t excite our eyes’
color receptors, and so appear white
without optical aid.
Illustrations by Astronomy: Roen Kelly
HOW TO USE THIS MAP: This map portrays
the sky as seen near 30° south latitude.
Located inside the border are the four
directions: north, south, east, and
west. To find stars, hold the map
overhead and orient it so a
direction label matches the
direction you’re facing.
The stars above the
map’s horizon now
match what’s
in the sky.
BEGINNERS: WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TO READ A STAR CHART AT http://www.Astronomy.com/starchart.