Venus, morning star. From Virgo to Libra, it is getting closer and closer to the sun. Before sunrise, it was located in the southeast sky, and the height of the sunrise horizon gradually decreased to about 26, and the brightness was about -4. 1, which was still favorable for observation. 65438+At 9: 00 on February 6th, Venus joined the moon, and Venus was in the north of the moon.

65438+On February 25th, Mars rushed to the sun.

Compared with other periods, the brightness, apparent diameter and phase of Mars are quite different. In the first half of this year, Mars was only a first-class star, but by the end of the year, its brightness had increased to-1.6. During the period of 65438+February, Mars will be located in Gemini, and will basically rise from the east after sunset, with an apparent diameter of about 15 arc seconds. It is just a small red celestial body in the telescope. If you want to observe more details on its surface, you should choose a telescope with a longer focal length and a suitable eyepiece.