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Publishing The Evening Sky Map since January 2000. A free, easy-to-use 2-page monthly all-sky map & sky calendar of celestial events for sky watchers worldwide.
Adelaide, Australia
Joined May 2008
The February 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at It includes a sky calendar and user-friendly star maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as equatorial regions. Feel free to share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #astronomy
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On the evenings of 10 & 11 February, the Moon will be positioned close to the Beehive Cluster (M44) located in the constellation Cancer. Closest approach will occur at 8h UT on 11 February. Use binoculars for a better view.🔭 #stargazing
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🌟 Mars reaches its maximum northern declination of 26.2° at 16h UT on 10 February. Those in the northern hemisphere will notice Mars prominently placed in the evening sky. Meanwhile, observers in the southern hemisphere can also spot Mars in the evening, albeit much closer to the horizon. 🔭 #stargazing
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🌟 In the next few hours the Moon will pass near Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology and the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini. Closest approach occurs at 0h UT and 6h UT on 10 February, respectively. #stargazing Sky Myths:
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In about 5 hours, at 18h UT on 9 February, the Moon will appear close to the red planet Mars (mag. −0.8). The event will be visible worldwide in the evening sky. Furthermore, from parts of Russia, China, eastern Canada and Greenland the Moon will actually pass in front of Mars.🔭 Details:
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At 12h UT on 9 February (now), the innermost planet Mercury reaches its superior conjunction with the Sun. This event marks the start of the planet's move into the evening sky. 🔭 🧪 #astronomy Sky Calendar for February 2025:
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🌟 On the evenings of February 7th & 8th the Moon will be close to the M35 star cluster located next to the feet of the Gemini twins. Closest approach will be at 16h UT on the 8th. Look up using a pair of binoculars for the best view. 🔭 #stargazing The Evening Sky Map:
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🌟 On the evenings of 6 & 7 February, the Moon will appear near Jupiter -- the largest planet in the Solar System. The gas giant is currently positioned between brilliant Venus (west) and the red planet Mars (east). Closest approach is at 2h UT. Just look up and enjoy the sight! 🔭 #stargazing
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🌟 On the evening of February 6, the Moon will appear close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters & M45). Closest approach will be around 7h UT. Simply look up to enjoy the night sky scene. 🔭 🧪
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5 Feb: First Quarter Moon at 8:03 UT (about an hour ago). 🌓 The evenings around First Quarter Moon are the best time to view craters and other features on the Moon. A high contrast long focal length Maksutov telescope provides outstanding views of the #Moon and planets. 🔭 This 👉
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🌟 This close-up image of the now "headless" Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was captured on 31 January 2025. The bright streak is a synchrone -- a region of dust released when the comet's nucleus fragmented around 19 January. Surprisingly the comet was still just barely visible to the eye from the Bortle 2 dark sky site.🔭 🧪 Exp: 19x10s Scope:
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On February 1st the Moon will appear close to Venus (mag. –4.6). The event will be visible in the evening sky worldwide, with closest approach at 21:00 UT. No telescope is required. Just look up and enjoy the view. #stargazing
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Sixty nine million years ago in a galaxy far, far away a star exploded. Known as SN 2025mb the light from the Type Ia supernova eventually reached Earth on 15 January 2025 and was detected by the ATLAS global telescope network. This image was taken on 31 Jan'25 and shows SN 2025mb shining at mag. 14.4V and the host galaxy NGC 150. 8x30s • Gear details:
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A journey to the Dark Sky Reserve near Adelaide turned out to be a wonderful night of stargazing and astronomical imaging. Photos of several recent supernovae in distant galaxies were taken, as well as Comet C/2024 G3. A homemade 14-inch Dobsonian telescope offered stunning views of many deep sky objects in The Southern Milky Way. Definitely a night to remember! 🔭 #astronomy
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🌟 Another image of the "headless" comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and a bunch of "party crashing" satellites. Taken just one hour ago on 30 January 2025 from southern Australia. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #astronomy 32x30s Askar SQA55 rig: ASI533MC Pro camera Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
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This beautiful image of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) taken on 28 January 2025 from southern Australia also demonstrates the sad reality of the large number of satellites now photo-bombing our astro-images. 🔭 #astrophotography #astronomy 52 x 10s, ASI533MC Pro, Askar SQA55 Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
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29 January: New Moon at 12:36 UT (now). Start of lunation 1263. The next few days are a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from and enjoy exploring the Universe using just your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #astronomy
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