Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Thursday February 17 to Thursday February 24
The Full Moon is Thursday, February 17, the Last Quarter Moon is Thursday, February 24. On the 24th, The Moon is in the head of Scorpius. With the Moon waning, the constellations of Orion in the north and Carina in the South become more prominent. Mars is readily visible in the morning sky below the teapot of Sagittarius. Venus is climbing in the morning twilight towards Mars. During the week Mercury attains its greatest distance from the sun forming a triangle with the pair.
The Full Moon is Thursday, February 17, the Last Quarter Moon is Thursday, February 24.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).
Elsewhere
in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent
time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury attains its greatest distance from the sun on the 17th forming a triangle with the pair of Venus and Mars.
Venus is rising in the morning twilight towards Mars.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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