ISO week 09 2025
This week is currently in preparation and will be published as part of the Star Almanack.
Week begins: Monday, February 24, 2025
Notation:
Calendar
| Date | Zodiac day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 24, 2025 | ♓ 7 | C39, NGC 2392, Clown Face Nebula, planetary nebula in Gemini —  V 9.9 — Finest NGC — Tropical Winter |
| Tue, Feb 25, 2025 | ♓ 8 | Castor (α Gem) —  V 2 — Northern Winter — in the Milky WayCastor B (α Gem) — V 3 — Northern Winter — in the Milky WayM47, open cluster in Puppis —  V 5.2 — Tropical Winter |
| Wed, Feb 26, 2025 | ♓ 9 | Canis Minor center — Constellation — V 1.6 — Tropical WinterM46, open cluster in Puppis — V 6.0 — Tropical WinterC7, NGC 2403, spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis — V 8.9 — Finest NGC — Northern WinterC25, NGC 2419, globular cluster in Lynx — V 10.4 — Northern Winter |
| Thu, Feb 27, 2025 | ♓ 10 | Procyon (α CMi) — V 0 — Tropical Winterα Mon — V 4 — Tropical WinterPuppis center — Constellation — V 3.2 — Southern WinterM93, open cluster in Puppis — V 6.0 — Southern WinterNGC 2440, planetary nebula in Puppis — V 11.5 — Finest NGC — Tropical Winter |
| Fri, Feb 28, 2025 | ♓ 11 | 🌑 New Moon — 00:44:49 UTC Pollux (β Gem) — V 1 — Northern Winter — in the Milky Way |
| Sat, Mar 1, 2025 | ♓ 12 | Volans center — Constellation — V 4.0 — Antarctic Winter |
| Sun, Mar 2, 2025 | ♓ 13 | C71, NGC 2477, open cluster in Puppis — V 5.8 — Southern Winter |
Weekly Solar-System Ephemeris
Snapshot: February 24, 2025 · 00:00 UTC
Notation:
Naked Eye
| ☉︎ Sun | ☽︎ Moon | ☿︎ Mercury | ♀︎ Venus | ♂︎ Mars | ♃︎ Jupiter | ♄︎ Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♓︎ 5°37′ β −0°00′ | ♑︎ 13°25′ β −5°03′ | ♓︎ 17°33′ β −0°44′ | ♈︎ 10°07′ β +5°50′ | ♋︎ 17°01′ β +3°42′ | ♊︎ 11°55′ β −0°25′ | ♓︎ 20°05′ β −1°55′ |
| Observing | ||||||
| ☉ | | ☉ | | | | ☉ |
Extended targets:
| ⚳︎ Ceres | ♅︎ Uranus | ♆︎ Neptune | ♇︎ Pluto |
|---|---|---|---|
| ♓︎ 0°01′ β −7°23′ | ♉︎ 23°31′ β −0°14′ | ♓︎ 28°43′ β −1°16′ | ♒︎ 2°45′ β −3°21′ |
| Observing | |||
| ☉ | | | |
β = ecliptic latitude (+ north, − south). Observing combines visual magnitude with solar elongation. Two telescope glyphs = substantial telescope. ☉ = Near Sun — not currently observable.
Notation:
Planet Finder
Sky Notes
Naked eye
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Binoculars
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Telescope
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