Eye on the Sky

Eye on the Sky

All events in
BST (UT + 1 hour)

February 2010

Wed	3rd	Saturn is eight degrees north of the Moon (2am)
Sun	7th	Antares is 1.1 degrees south of the Moon (occultation SW Alaska)
Fri	12th	Mercury is two degrees south of the Moon
Sun	14th	Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun (11pm)
Tue	16th	Venus and Jupiter are within a degree of each other at sunset; Uranus is six degrees south of the Moon
Thu	18th	Asteroid (4) Vesta is at opposition (6am); Saturn's moon Iapetus is at greatest western elongation
Sun	21st	The Moon grazes the Pleides in the early evening
Mon	22nd	Comet 81P/Wild 2 is at perihelion
Thu	25th	The Moon occults fifth magnitude 85 Geminorum (7pm to 8pm)
Fri	26th	Mars is five degrees north of the Moon (5am)
Sun	28th	Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun (11am)

2010 Yearbook

Our latest 132-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead, with a complete 30-page guide to observing the planets, moon, meteor showers, two solar eclipses, and the deep sky in 2010.

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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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