Thursday February 26 to Thursday March 5
The Full Moon is Wednesday March 3. There is a total lunar eclipse in the evening at this time. Saturn is lost in the twilight. Jupiter dominates the northern sky. It forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux. Jupiter is close to the waxing moon on the 27th. Uranus can be seen in binoculars above the Pleiades cluster. The variable star Mira may be visible in the evening.
The Full Moon is Wednesday March 3. There is a total lunar eclipse in the evening at this time.
North-western sky on the evening of Saturday, February 28 as seen from Adelaide at 21:22 ACDST ( 90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
The planet Uranus is theoretically visible to the unaided eye from Dark sky locations, as it is magnitude 5.7, but it is best seen with binoculars. The beautiful and obvious Pleiades cluster is the signpost to the faint planet. The waxing moon will make seeing Uranus more difficult.
The variable star Mira is brightening and should be visible now, but the nearly full moon may mean you need binoculars to identify it (the barred circle in the image)
The inset is the binocular view of the Pleiades and Uranus at this time.
North-eastern sky on Friday, February 27 as seen from Adelaide at 21:24 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen). Jupiter was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on January the 10th, but will be bright for many months. Jupiter forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux. Jupiter is close to the waxing Moon.
Sky looking North-east on Wednesday March 3 as seen from Adelaide at 21:18 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).
The rising full Moon is partially eclipsed. Totality will start at 22:33 and be at maximum eclipse at 23:03. Other states will see similar views at the equivalent local times. The inset show the binocular view at this time.
Detailed times for selected cites and viewing charts are at my Lunar Eclipse page.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Whole sky on Saturday, February 28 as seen from Adelaide at 21:22 ACDST, 90 minutes after sunset (click to embiggen).
Jupiter is prominent in the north.
Mercury is lost in the twilight.
Venus is lost in the twilight glow.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter climbs in the morning twilight and is now rising before astronomical twilight. Jupiter forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux Jupiter was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on January the 10th. Jupiter is near the Moon on the 27th.
Saturn is lost in the twilight
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/
Source: http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2026/02/thursday-february-26-to-thursday-march-5.html
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