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Moon near Mercury (16° from Sun, morning sky) at 17h UT.
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New Moon at 2:31 UT. Start of lunation 1090.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Mars at conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT. The red planet passes into the morning sky.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 405,924 km; angular size 29.7').
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Moon near Jupiter at 4h UT. Mag. -2.1.
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Alpha Centaurids meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. Favorable year for a sometimes major southern shower. About 6 meteors/hour but can peak at up to 25/hour. Produces bright, fast meteors. Active Jan 28 to Feb 21. Best observed in the pre-dawn hours.
• The Alpha & Beta Centaurids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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First Quarter Moon at 7:18 UT.
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Moon near the Pleiades at 23h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 19h UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 22h UT.
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Moon near Regulus (midnight sky) at 8h UT.
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Full Moon at 8:36 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT (358,247 km; 33.8').
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. +0.5.
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Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 0h UT.
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Last Quarter Moon at 23:26 UT.
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 5h UT.
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 9h UT. The planet passes into the evening sky.
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The Zodiacal Light is caused by sunlight reflected off meteoric dust in the plane of the solar system. Choose a clear, moonless night, about 1-2 hours after sunset, and look for a large
triangular-shaped glow extending up from the horizon (along the ecliptic). The best months to view the Zodiacal Light is when the ecliptic is almost vertical at the horizon: March and April (evening) and October-November (morning); times reversed for the southern hemisphere.
• Zodiacal Light (Wikipedia)
• Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
• Photographing the Zodiacal Light (Weatherscapes)
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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