STITU IN TE O OK F S RO C B IE N N A C R E C O M B north S U I FEBRUARY 2021 E R R V A T A E Notable Sky Happenings T O N A RY L P A C H E S O N This chart shows the sky as it Feb. 1 - 7 appears at approximately Draco The Moon is at the upper left of Antares, the “heart” of Scorpius 8pm EST near mid-month the scorpion, in the south-southast predawn sky on the 6th. at northern mid-latitudes. Feb. 8 - 14 Cygnus The bright star rising in the east after sunset this month is Regulus, the “heart of Leo the lion. This springtime Ursa Major Ursa Minor constellation is a welcome sight! Ursa Cepheus Feb. 15 - 21 Polaris The bright orange star above the Moon in the south- west the evening of the 18th is Mars. The Moon Camelopardalis is at the upper right of Aldebaran in the south on the 19th and at the upper left on the 20th. Cassiopeia Lynx Leo Feb. 22 - 29 Andromeda The Moon is at the lower right of Pollux in the SE the evening of the 23rd. The “twin” star Pegasus east Cancer Castor is above. The Moon is at the lower left Auriga Perseus of Regulus in the east the evening of the 26th. Aries Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 19 Feb. 27 west Sextans c Pisces Eclipti Gemini Mars Taurus Canis Orion Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Minor Winter What is that Triangle Cetus dashed line? Now Showing It's the ecliptic, the reference Canis plane of the solar Major Please visit science.cranbrook.edu system, defined by Eridanus /explore/acheson-planetarium the Sun and Earth. for program updates. The major planets and Lepus the Moon can be found within a few degrees of this plane. Columba The Cranbrook Observatory is open to the public Friday and Saturday evenings from south 7:30 - 10:00pm EST, and the first Sunday of the month from 1:00 - 4:00pm for solar viewing. Come have a look through our 6” telescope! For astronomy information visit http://science.cranbrook.edu For observatory information visit http://science.cranbrook.edu/explore/observatory.