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- Night Sky Note for February 11, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010 An old thin crescent Moon is to the upper right of Mercury. Look for Mercury and the Moon very low in the ESE, 40 minutes before sunrise. - Night Sky Note for February 10, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Asteroid Vesta is approaching opposition. Start looking for it in the evening sky. It's in the constellation of Leo and can be seen with binoculars. Vesta is now about 6th magnitude. The asteroid Vesta will pass between Gamma Leonis and 40-Leonis on Feb 15-16. Vesta is at opposition on the 18th of February. - Night Sky Note for February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Jupiter and Mars are 150° apart. Look for Jupiter 45 minutes after sunset, low in the WSW. Mars will be a quarter of the way up in the east. The mid part of this month will be the last chance to see both Jupiter and Mars simultaneously until August. Jupiter is dropping fast into the glare of the evening twilight.