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what's up this month?

Provided by Stellarium web online
The diagrams below are snapshots taken from Skysafari 6Pro to show the view to the North, East, South and West at 9pm on 1st February. Skysafari is an excellent App, available in a free standard version, then Plus and Pro with increasing functionality. Both iOS and Android versions are available.

skysafariastronomy.com/

These descriptions cover just a few of the wonderful objects visible at this time of year, using an app like Skysafari or Stellarium on a PC will allow you to search for targets to view with your binoculars or scopes. This link shows more sights for January, and will be updated to February when available:

www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

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