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?
Deep-sky tour
Take a look at fascinating objects near the Sickle asterism in Leo, the Lion