Muscovites to Witness Rare Parade of Planets in February Sky
A rare parade of planets featuring six celestial bodies will be visible in Moscow«s sky on February 28.
At the end of the month, Muscovites will see a rare celestial phenomenon — a parade of planets. Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, and Venus will gather in the evening sky on Saturday, February 28. This is reported on the website of the Moscow Planetarium.
Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, and Venus will be in a narrow sector and form a minor parade.
‘In clear weather, after sunset for an hour (from 18:50 MSK to 19:30 MSK), low near the western horizon, Venus and Saturn can be seen. Mercury can only be found with binoculars, and Neptune, with great difficulty, if possible, only with a good telescope,’ the message says.
To see the parade of planets, it is better to start observations immediately after dusk in a location with an open western horizon. To avoid confusing planets and stars, remember that the former shine with a steady light, according to the amateur space observation website Starwalk.
Earlier, Muscovites could observe the first full moon in February. It was nicknamed the ‘Snow Moon’ thanks to the traditions of Indian tribes — it was in February that North America was covered by heavy snowfalls. The next full moon, the Worm Moon, is expected on March 3 at 14:38 Moscow time. The Snow Moon will repeat next year — on February 21 at 02:23 Moscow time.
