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The Shallow Sky in February

Evening Planets

• Venus is high in the western sky during twilight at magnitude -4.

• The dwarf planet Eris is fairly high in the sky as twilight end in Cetus at magnitude 18.8.

• Jupiter is high in the sky after twilight in Aries at magnitude -2.3. Get it now before its gone!

• Mars is high in the sky after midnight in Leo at magnitude -0.9. It is currently 13" in diameter and will reach a maximum of 14" during opposition on March 6.

7:00 PM February 15, 40N.