Welcome to February Night Sky guide
February 9th 2008 07:25
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This month sees the return of Saturn to our night skies also Mars is still around.
The Moon and Mars in "close" proximity can be see on February the 15th.
The constellation Southern Cross comes into view and now is a good time to look for it.
Look to the South East around 8.30 pm E.A.D.S.Th e familiar looking cross can be easily seen as are the two pointer stars Rigil Kentaurus (Slightly larger looking star) and Hadar.
If you spot the Southern Cross, just turn your head to the right slightly and you will see the small Magellanic Cloud looking upwards you will see the Large Magellanic cloud. First discovered by Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage in 1519. The Small
Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy it contains several hundred million stars. Situated at a distance of about 200,000 light-years, it is one of the Milky Way's nearest neighbors. It is also one of the most distant objects that can be seen with the naked eye.
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. At a distance of slightly less than 50 kilo parsecs (160,000 light-years), the LMC is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way. The Magellenic clouds are not visible in the northern hemisphere.
On the 15 th of February catch a glimpse of the full moon with Saturn just below Saturn will look like a small "star"
Keep an eye out International Space Station (ISS) and you may get the chance to see the space shuttle Challenger on the night sky. I don’t have any times when it will be visible in Australia as yet.
Images : Carlcan
Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud CREDIT: C-141 KAO Imagery: showing Supernova 1987A (April 1987)
The Moon and Mars in "close" proximity can be see on February the 15th.
The Moon and Mars in close proximity Feb 15th
The constellation Southern Cross comes into view and now is a good time to look for it.
Photo of the Southern Cros taken from my back yard
If you spot the Southern Cross, just turn your head to the right slightly and you will see the small Magellanic Cloud looking upwards you will see the Large Magellanic cloud. First discovered by Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage in 1519. The Small
Image taken via telescope of the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a nearby satellite galaxy of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. At a distance of slightly less than 50 kilo parsecs (160,000 light-years), the LMC is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way. The Magellenic clouds are not visible in the northern hemisphere.
On the 15 th of February catch a glimpse of the full moon with Saturn just below Saturn will look like a small "star"
Moon with Saturn below
Keep an eye out International Space Station (ISS) and you may get the chance to see the space shuttle Challenger on the night sky. I don’t have any times when it will be visible in Australia as yet.
Images : Carlcan
Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud CREDIT: C-141 KAO Imagery: showing Supernova 1987A (April 1987)
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Comment by CarlCan
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No matter how many times I look at the night sky... there always something new to see. Yes there is lots out there so it is never boring.