<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; "></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Phases:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Last Quarter Moon occurs on the 4th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* New Moon occurs on the 11th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* First Quarter Moon occurs on the 19th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* Full Moon occurs on the 27th.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* The Moon is at Perigee on the 5th, 229,881 miles from Earth.</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon is at Apogee on the 18th, 251,196 miles from Earth.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* The Moon is at Perigee on the 30th, 228,356 miles from Earth.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Moon/Planet Pairs:</b></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 0.1° south of Spica on the 1st.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 3° south of Saturn on the 2nd.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 6° north of Neptune on the 10th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 1.5° south of Jupiter on the 17th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Mars passes 0.01° north of Uranus on the 22nd.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Jupiter passes 5° north of Aldebaran on the 24th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 0.005° north of Spica on the 28th.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Moon passes 3° south of Saturn on the 29th.</span></li>
</ul><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>For reference: The Full Moon subtends an angle of 0.5°.</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b></b></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>The Planets & Dwarf Planets</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Planetary Reports are generated by "TheSky" software. (<a href="http://www.ki0ar.com/planrpts.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255); ">http://www.ki0ar.com/planrpts.html</span></a>) These reports provide predicted data for the planets on the first of each month for the current year. The rise and set times for the Sun and the Moon for each day of the month are also included in the reports. These reports have been optimized for the Denver, Colorado location, however, the times will be approximate for other locations on Earth.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><i>(All times are local unless otherwise noted.)</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Planetary Highlights for February<br>
</b> - Jupiter and Saturn are the dominant planets this month. The other visible planets are either disappearing from view or too dim to see without binoculars or telescopes. Observers will need binoculars or a small telescope to be spotted low in the west soon after sunset. Venus, Mars and Mercury have disappeared. Ceres, though well placed for evening viewing will need dark skies and a large telescope. However, the real highlight for March is the appearance of Comet C/2011/L4 PANSTARRS. Look for Comet PANSTARRS after the 12th low in the west after sunset.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Mercury<br>
</b> - Is in inferior conjunction with the Sun on the 4th. Mercury is stationary on the 16th. Mercury is not visible at the beginning of the month but returns to the morning sky mid month. Mercury is at greatest western elongation (28° above the eastern horizon) on the 31st. Mercury rises at 6:18 a.m. on the 15th and about 4:47 a.m. by month's end. Look for mercury low on the eastern horizon during the last half of the month when it will be well out of the twilight glow. Mercury moves from the constellation of Pisces into Aquarius shining at magnitude 0.2 on the 31st.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Venus<br>
</b> - Is lost in the twilight glow during the first part of the month, then disappears behind the Sun when it reaches superior conjunction with the Sun on the 28th. Venus will return to the evening sky sometime in May. Venus moves from the constellation of Aquarius into Pisces this month.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Earth<br>
</b> - Reaches the Vernal equinox on the 20th at 7:02 a.m. EDT.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; min-height: 14px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">* <b>Mars<br>
</b> - Is lost in the evening twilight glow this month and is nearly impossible to spot. Mars moves from the constellation of Aquarius into Pisces this month.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; "></div></body></html>