Moon occults Mars morning of February 18
If you’re on the right place on Earth’s surface, you can watch the moon occult (cover over) Mars on February 18, and then Jupiter on February 19. We elaborate in our post.
Itâs time to watch for the zodiacal light
The zodiacal light is an eerie light extending up from the horizon. This is a good time of year to see it in the evening, from the Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere, look before dawn!
Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn before sunrise
Get up early on February 16 and 17, 2020, and let the waning crescent moon point out a parade of three bright planets adorning the east before sunup.
Big Dipper stars point to North Star
The 2 outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper always point to the North Star, aka Polaris. That’s why astronomers call these stars The Pointers.
Star-hop: Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
The 4 stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are easy to find. Ready? Let’s star-hop!
Moon and Spica rise at late evening
You’ll have to stay up late on February 12, 2020 to view the moon and star Spica – brightest light in the constellation Virgo – rising into your eastern sky.
Zodiacal light is a glowing pyramid after dark
From the Northern Hemisphere, look after true darkness falls for the elusive zodiacal light. It appears as a hazy pyramid of light extending up from the sunset point. Southern Hemisphere? Look before dawn!
See all 5 bright planets in February
Find all 5 bright planets in February 2020. Use Venus to find Mercury after sunset, and then look for Saturn on line with Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky.
NASA examines Tropical Storm Uesi’s heavy rainfall
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA analyzed Tropical Storm Uesi’s rainfall and found moderate to heavy rainfall around the storm’s center and in a large band of thunderstorms south of the center. That heavy rainfall has triggered warnings for Vanuatu in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Full Snow Moon near star Regulus February 8 and 9
The full moon instant occurs on February 9, 2020, at 7:33 UTC. The moon will appear full to the eye on both February 8 and 9. It’ll be near the star Regulus in Leo. We in North America call the February full moon the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon.
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