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Mars Will be visible in the evening southern sky in the constellation of Cancer. It looks like a bright orange star of -1.3 mag. although this will dim by the end of the month as will its apparent size. If you can view through a telescope you should be able to pick out the bright polar cap as well as dark markings across the disc.
On 4th Feb Mars and the Beehive cluster (M44) are only 3o apart. Best to view through binoculars from about 20:00 |
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Saturn can be found in the evening southern sky in the constellation of Virgo. The planet looks like a yellowish disc and if you can view through a telescope you will see the planet’s rings tilted towards the Earth. This time the northern face of the rings is on view and will remain so for several years |
