Astronomy - February 2014

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Europa

Callisto

Ganymede

Io

Jupiter

Mercury

Inferior conjunction

is February 15

Neptune

Solar conjunction

is February 23

Ceres

Mars

Earth

Uranus

Saturn

Pluto

Venus

Jupiter

Jupiter

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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.

The planets

in their orbits

Arrows show the inner planets’

monthly motions and dots depict

the outer planets’ positions at mid-

month from high above their orbits.

Jupiter’s moons

Io

Europa

Callisto

Ganymede

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W E

N

Dots display positions

of Galilean satellites at

11 P.M. EST on the date

shown. South is at the

top to match

the view

through a

telescope.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

ASTRONOMY

: ROEN KELLY