Sky Guide February 2018

What to look out, and up, for in February.


Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s
skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to
observers and imagers:


Track Mars’ passage through Scorpius & Ophiuchus

Jupiter in Libra gives us a shadow transit and a look at its
Great Red spot

Dwarf Planet Ceres at opposition on 1st February & Comet
Heinze in Pegasus



Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for
this time of year:


Ralph – Open clusters Messier 67 and the Beehive Cluster in
Cancer

Jen - Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, in Ursa Major

Paul – NCG 40, the Bow Tie nebula, in Cepheus



And we finish this sky guide with February’s moon phases.