Charles Hayden Planetarium

Charles Hayden Planetarium
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON
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The Boston night sky as it appears at:
Feb. 1, 9 pm EST
Feb. 15, 8 pm
Feb. 28, 7 pm
This chart shows the principal
constellations and star groups
visible from the city. Far
away from the city,
you'll see many
more stars,
except on
moonlit
nights.
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Watch the two
planets shift position
each day after
sunset. They are
closest on the 21st.
18th
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Rig
Sir
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Jupiter
rules the
evening sky.
Brilliant Venus
and dim Mars set in
the early evening.
Saturn rises after midnight.
Mercury appears at dawn.
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To
use
chart,
hold
overhead
and line up
“N” with true
north. Objects
near the center are
overhead; those near
the edge are low in the sky.
Feb 18-26 Mars
and Venus
February 2015
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This map is set
for latitude 42°
north, but
may be
used in
most of
the
USA
S KY CHAR T A N D
V I E W I NG G U ID E
25th
26th
Mars
Moon
on 20th
Look west, 45 minutes after sunset. Best in binoculars.
Venus
Full moon
Feb. 3
Last quarter New moon First quarter
Feb. 18
Feb. 11
Feb. 25
For information on the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science: 617-723-2500, 617-589-0417 (TTY), mos.org