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February highlights

Your guide to the night sky this month

The big three

The top sights to observe or image this month

The planets

Our celestial neighbourhood in February

The night sky – February

Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

Moonwatch

February’s top lunar feature to observe

Comets and asteriods

Asteroid 20 Massalia is a good target with a small telescope through the month

Star of the month

Discover Mirzam, Canis Major’s ‘herald’

Binocular tour

This month’s highlights include the Little Crab, a former 16th-century constellation

The sky guide challenge

Can you locate and capture the Horsehead Nebula with a camera or a smartphone?