All About Space - UK (2020-02)

In this issue...

80 What’s in the sky?
Make the most of the early
spring sights and longer nights
before the clocks go forward

92 Astrophotos

of the month

The best of our readers’

excellent astrophotography

88 Deep sky challenge

Now spring is finally here it’s

time to go galaxy hunting in and

around Coma Berenices

87 Naked eye and
binocular targets
Explorethewonderstobe
foundinLeoandCancer

86 Moon tour
Explore a crater near the
Moon’s centre, named after an
important astronomer

84 Month's planets
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn form
a planetary parade in the
morning sky

90 The Northern

Hemisphere

Orion fades to the southwest

while Leo climbs from the east

96 In the shops

Our pick of the best books,

apps,softwareandaccessories

forastronomyandspacefans

What’s in

the sky?

Messier 22 andMars

makea closeapproach,

passingwithin0°20’of

eachotherinSagittarius

28

FEB

Conjunctionbetween

theMoonandVenus

inPisces

27

FEB

Asteroid 27 Euterpe

reachesopposition

inVirgo,glowingat

magnitude+9.4

15

MAR

TheMoon and Mars make

a close approach, passing

within 0°44 of each other

inSagittarius

18

MAR

Mercuryreachesits

highestpointinthe

eveningsky,shiningat

magnitude-0.6

18

MAR

TheMoon and Saturn

make a close approach,

passing in Capricornus

andSagittarius

19

MAR

Marsand Pluto make a

close approach, passing

within 0°01’ of each

other in Sagittarius

23

MAR

Mercurywillreachhalf

phase(dichotomy)in

themorningsky,shining

brightlyat+0.2

22

MAR

Conjunctionbetween

MarsandPluto

inSagittarius

23

MAR

Red

light

friendly

Inorder

topreserve

yournight

vision,

youshould

readour

observing

guide

under

redlight

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