Astronomy - February 2014

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Calendar of events

Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary

in size due to the distance from Earth

FEBRUARY 2014and are shown at 0h Universal Time.

1 The Moon passes 4° north of

Mercury, 2 A.M. EST

The Moon passes 5° north of

Neptune, 9 A.M. EST

3 The Moon passes 3° north of

Uranus, 6 P.M. EST

6 Mercury is stationary, 2 A.M. EST

First Quarter Moon

occurs at 2:22 P.M. EST

11 The Moon passes 5° south of

Jupiter, 1 A.M. EST

12 The Moon is at apogee (252,421

miles from Earth), 12:10 A.M. EST

14 Full Moon occurs at

6:53 P.M. EST

15 Mercury is in inferior

conjunction, 3 P.M. EST

19 The Moon passes 3° south of

Mars, 7 P.M. EST

21 The Moon passes 0.3° south of

Saturn, 5 P.M. EST

22 Asteroid Pallas is at opposition,

4 A.M. EST

Last Quarter Moon

occurs at 12:15 P.M. EST

23 Neptune is in conjunction with

the Sun, 1 P.M. EST

25 The Moon passes 0.4° north of

Venus, midnight EST

27 The Moon is at perigee (223,967

miles from Earth), 2:51 P.M. EST

The Moon passes 3° north of

Mercury, 4 P.M. EST

Mercury is stationary, 6 P.M. EST

SPECIAL OBSERVING DATE

15 Venus shines at magnitude

–4.9 this morning, the

brightest it gets during this

apparition.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

ASTRONOMY

: ROEN KELLY

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