Jupiter Dominates February Evenings in the Winter Sky
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On Feb. 3, Jupiter anchors the evening sky after sunset, shining at magnitude -2.6 and rising high in the east-southeast in the Gemini constellation about 30 degrees above the horizon, making it the brightest object in the night sky and an excellent target for naked eye, binoculars, or telescope; the article also notes other February sky events, such as the Moon’s occultation of Regulus on Feb. 2 and various nightly sky-watching highlights.
- Night sky tonight: See the near-full moon dance pass in front of the bright star Regulus on Feb. 2 Space
- Tonight we'll see the full Moon swallow a bright star. Here's how to know if you're in the right spot to see it BBC Sky at Night Magazine
- Dennis Mammana: A Lunar Hide-and-Seek with Regulus Noozhawk
- And for its next trick, the moon will make a bright star disappear: How best to view tonight's lunar occultation AOL.co.uk
- See the moon eclipse one of the brightest stars in the sky during rare alignment tonight Space
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