These are the major astronomical events for the month of February 2011.
Luna
February 3: New Moon (03e32 hours local time)
Earth-Moon distance: 303 km 404 ˙
February 11: First Quarter Moon (08e20 hours local time)
Earth-Moon distance: 552 km 397 ˙
February 18: Full Moon (hours 09e37 local time)
Earth-Moon distance: 982 km 361 ˙
25 Feb. Raio : last quarter of the Moon (00e28 hours local time)
Distance Earth-Moon: 381 ˙ 011 km
Planets
Mercury è visibile a fatica all’alba i primi giorni del mese, prima di scomparire nelle luci del crepuscolo. Il 25 febbraio è in congiunzione superiore e diventa stella della sera. Sarà però visibile solo dopo la seconda decade di marzo.
Venere è l’astro più luminoso del cielo mattutino, facilmente rintracciabile tra sud e sud-est anche quando il cielo è schiarito. Tuttavia sia la luminosità che la distanza angolare dal Sole diminuiscono progressivamente giorno dopo giorno. A fine mese sorgerà poco meno di due ore prima della nostra stella.
Marte è inosservabile per tutto il mese a causa close proximity of the corner with the sun The February 4 is conjunction with our star
Jupiter is always visible in the constellation of Pisces, the first part of the night at magnitude -2. His vision, however, decreased progressively and month-end sets just two and a half hours after the Sun
Saturn opposition is preparing (April 4) and is the new star of the night. Earlier this month stands before 23, but already stands just before the end of February 21. E 'then the most interesting object of the second part of the night, easily found in the constellation Virgo, where brightness than the brightest star in the constellation, Spica.
Uranus, like Jupiter in the western head of Pisces, is visible at sunset. Even for this planet visibility is reduced progressively and disappears later this month in light of twilight.
Neptune is undetectable because closer to the Sun February 17 is conjunction with our star.
Other phenomena
February 1 : Moon-Mercury conjunction. A thin crescent moon rising 3% above the rise of Mercury, to the southeast at dawn. Objects very low and observation difficult.
6 to 7 February : Moon-Jupiter conjunction. A thin crescent moon is growing is to find 7-8th in the giant gas company and the two objects are in the constellation of Pisces until their sunset.
February 11 : conjunction Moon-Pleiades. A First Quarter Moon approaches just 2 degrees above the beautiful open cluster in the constellation Taurus. 
February 21 to 22: Moon (waning 89%) and Saturn are in the company through the night sky.
February 25: Moon-Antares conjunction observable to the south, just before dawn.
27 February : The waning moon, with 27% phase, adorns the top of the lid of the teapot of Sagittarius. Visible, although not without difficulties, including southeast and south just before dawn.
March 1: Moon-Venus conjunction: A thin crescent moon descending (stage 12%) finds himself less than 2 ° east of Venus shines at magnitude -4.1.
Activities Antares
Friday, February 11 - SerAntares
Liceo Scientifico di Lugo " GR Curbastro "
" The constellation of Orion: images and observations at the telescope "
limitations (see poster) and
By Daniela Angelo
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