Visibility of the planets in the sky

       

 

Visible planets and night sky for February

Moon Phase Today  GMT

Moon - a natural satellite of the Earth is closest to the Earth a large heavenly body, on  size to 3.7 times less than the Earth. The brightest object in the night sky.  
 

The full brightness of the moon = − 12.7m. That in 2500 times greater than the max brightness of Venus. The moon - an ancient Roman name of the goddess personifies the moon . In Roman mythology, Luna - the goddess of night light. The cult of the Moon was supplanted by the cult Diana - was considered the epitome of the night lights. Greek names - Selene and Artemis  

Sign
.....     Moon

 

. Mercury - the closest planet to the Sun - the fourth in brightness: max shine = − 2.4m.                                 Always. appears in the sky near the Sun, can be seen until just before sunriseor just after sunset - seen as a bright star on the horizon. The planet is named after the Roman god of commerce - Mercury. Greek name - Hermes  
Sign  -  two intertwined snakes, symbolizing knowledge and wisdom. . Mercury

.  Venus - the second planet from the Sun, called the morning and evening star. Most. brightest objectin the night sky after the Moon: max shine = − 4.7m.  Often even visible during the day! Very bright and amazing beauty of its luster - bright blue and white. . The biggest of the closest to the Earth planet - comparable in size to Earth. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty: Venus. Greek name Aphrodite . The ancient Greeks also called it more Hesperos and Phosphorus

Sign  - a stylized image of the hand mirror.  Venus
 

Mars - the fourth planet from the Sun - the third in brightness: gloss ≈ − 2.0m with an average  ..          confrontation in the era of the great confrontations max shine ≈ − 3.0m. Regarding the Earth - the first external and second closest to the Earth planet after Venus. It named after the Roman god of war for its blood-red color: Mars  

Sign  - represents the attributes of the war - a shield and spear. Greek name - Ares .

        . Mars

Jupiter / Planet - Giant / - the fifth planet from the Sun, the largest in size and  the most massive planet   
..............             in the solar system - the second brightest after Venus, max shine ≈ − 3.0m, color: bright - yellow,  named after the main Roman god of the sky: Jupiter. Greek name - Zeus . 

Sign  - a stylized image (the scepter of Jupiter) . Jupiter

Saturn / Planet - Giant / - the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest and mass  planet in the solar system after Jupiter - the fifth brightest: max shine = − 0.2m. The most distant planet from the visible to the naked eye, it looks like a bright sky on  yellow - golden star stands out for its stunning rings, visible  even in a small telescope. It named after the Roman god of fertility and time: Saturn. Green name - Chronos   

Badge  - a sickle or scythe - the sower of inexorable time.   Saturn

 

   Uranus / Planet - Giant / - the seventh planet from the sun. 
.......... It is located at the limit of visibility to the naked eye: max shine = + 5.5m.  Opened March 13, 1781 in the constellation of Gemini / William Herschel /. At the suggestion of the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode, the new planet was named Uranus as the most ancient of sky gods, which is mentioned in Greek mythology.     

Sign   ,  - from the initial letter of William Herschel - the discoverer of the planet  Uranus  
  

Neptune / Planet - Giant / - the eighth planet from the Sun, is close in size planet Uranus with the naked eye in the sky invisible: the brightness max = + 7.8m . Opened on the night of 23 on September 24, 1846 at the Berlin Observatory astronomer Galle , together with an assistant, a German student Heinrich Louis d 'Arrest using the approximate coordinates of the expected planet in the sky, an astronomer at the Paris Observatory calculated Urbain Le Verrier on the basis of movement anomaly analysis of the planet Uranus by orbit !

The new planet, on a proposal from Le Verrier was called Neptune by the name of the Roman god of the sea for its green- blue color: Neptune. Greek name - Poseidon

Sign - Neptune's trident, symbolizing that he is the third brother of Jupiter
... Neptune

 

Pluto - plutoid - ninth planet from the Sun , size is less than the Moon (2/3 of the Moon), to the naked eye in the sky invisible: the brightness max = + 15m. Opened February 18, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh in the constellation Gemini (Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, USA)  Pluto
The planet is named after the Roman god of the underworld. Greek name - Hades  Pluto

Sign - symbolizing that he is the second brother of Jupiter.

          - the monogram of the first two letters of the names of the planets and the initials of Percival Lowell (PL) - predicted position and calculated the orbit of Pluto. 

The moon Charon - July 7, 1978 by James Christy (US Naval Observatory).  
 Named for the Greek myth. (gloomy old man in rags) - the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased to the underworld kingdom of Pluto. Magnitude in the average opposition = +16.8m  Charon

  Eris - plutoid - the tenth planet from the sun. Opened October 21, 2003. The size is comparable to Pluto.  

Sign  - all-seeing eye,  - the hand of Eris

.  .      Eris

Signs of the planets

 

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      Igor Abakumov
                   February 14, 2024