Eye on the Sky

FEBRUARY 2012
Phases of the Moon	All times GMT/UT

21st

N/A

7th

14th

The Sun	Date	Sunrise	Sunset
	5th	07:33	16:56
	15th	07:16	17:14
	25th	06:56	17:32
	(Data referred to the centre of the British Isles: 54° N, 2.5° W.)

Quick look what's up

Feb	3rd	Comet 2009 P1 (Garrad) is 20 arcminutes from globular cluster M92 Hercules
Tue	7th	Mercury is in superior conjunction (9am)
Wed	8th	Saturn's moon Iapetus is at greatest western elongation (7am); Saturn is stationary
Mon	13th	Saturn is six degrees north of the Moon (1am)
Sun	19th	NEO 162421 (mag +13.1) makes a close approach to Earth (7pm); Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun (9pm)
Sat	25th	Venus is three degrees south of the Moon (10pm)
Mon	27th	Asteroid (6) Hebe is at opposition (mag +9.4)

The Planets
From tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, The Planets profiles each of the Solar System's members in depth, featuring the latest imagery from space missions. The tallest mountains, the deepest canyons, the strongest winds, raging atmospheric storms, terrain studded with craters and vast worlds of ice are just some of the sights you'll see on this 100-page tour of the planets.
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Hubble Reborn
Hubble Reborn takes the reader on a journey through the Universe with spectacular full-colour pictures of galaxies, nebulae, planets and stars as seen through Hubble's eyes, along the way telling the dramatic story of the space telescope, including interviews with key scientists and astronauts.
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3D Universe
Witness the most awesome sights of the Universe as they were meant to be seen in this 100-page extravaganza of planets, galaxies and star-scapes, all in 3D!
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Infinity Rising

This special publication features the photography of British astro-imager Nik Szymanek and covers a range of photographic methods from basic to advanced. Beautiful pictures of the night sky can be obtained with a simple camera and tripod before tackling more difficult projects, such as guided astrophotography through the telescope and CCD imaging.

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Starry Night

Explore the Universe with these new versions of the award-winning Starry Night Software. Available now from the Astronomy Now Store.

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Exploring Mars

Astronomy Now is pleased to announce the publication of Exploring Mars. The very best images of Mars taken by orbiting spacecraft and NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers fill up the 98 glossy pages of this special edition!

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Mars rover poster

This new poster features some of the best pictures from NASA's amazing Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

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