Observing With Webb - February Edition

Planets you can see around Sunset – Venus (SW), Mars (SW) Planets you can see throughout the night – Jupiter (ES) Planets you can see in the Morning – Jupiter (S), Saturn (SE) 1st – Close Encounter – Moon, Mars, Venus – Look to the SW between 5:30pm and 8:30pm and you can catch a nice crescent Moon making a straight line with ruddy red Mars and brilliantly bright Venus all within 15˚ of each other. 14th–16th – Close Encounter – Moon, Jupiter – Look E after 11:00pm or S before 6:30am.  On the 14th/15th, the Moon, Jupiter, and Arcturus will make a nice triangle or arc in the sky, with the Moon above the very bright Jupiter, and Arcturus down and to the right of Jupiter.  On the next night (15th/16th), the Moon will be to the left of both Jupiter and Arcturus, making a nice triangle. 28th – Close Encounter – Moon, Venus, Mars – Look to the W after sunset, but before 8:00pm and you can see a beautiful triangle made by a thin crescent Moon.  Venus will be 10˚ up and to the right of the Moon, with Mars 13˚ directly above the Moon. Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. While you're at it, do support our Learning Space educator training program by going to this site: https://www.patreon.com/LearningSpace Please help us keep training the trainers! Learning Space is a weekly G+ Hangout on Air about topics in astronomy education, outreach and other ways to share science both in the school setting and outside it. We bring you interviews, hands-on demonstrations, lists of our favorite educational resources and more!