February

Look out for the Jewelled Handle effect and Mars approaching the Pleiades

3 FEBRUARY Orion is well placed in a dark sky 11 FEBRUARY Venus and Jupiter are just half a degree apart in the morning sky 12 FEBRUARY A thin waxing Moon is visible tonight 21 FEBRUARY The Jewelled Handle effect is visible on the Moon this evening 28 FEBRUARY Mars is approaching the Pleiades February at a glance The shortest month of the year still has Orion in charge of the early evening. His reign is threatened by a group of fainter constellations to the east, nudging the Hunter and his entourage to the west later in the night. The seven main stars of Orion are very identifiable. His southwest corner is marked by the bright blue supergiant Rigel (Beta (β) Orionis). Compare Rigel’s colour with orange Betelgeuse in the…

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