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February Naked Astronomy podcast released

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Blocking the light from a star is the only way to see some extra solar planets, as we find out in this month's Naked Astronomy. We discover how small, precise optics can do this job for us, as well as explore some of the current missions studying the Sun, and find out what the recently launched Solar Dynamics observatory will add. Plus, the seasons on Pluto, a comet-like collision confusion and your space science questions! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

More details of the podcast are posted here, and on the Naked Astronomy website.

The sky on 18 Feb 2026

The sky on 18 February 2026
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
17:38
Twilight ends
19:02
Twilight begins
05:07

2-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

6%

2 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:18 13:10 19:02
Venus 07:07 12:45 18:23
Moon 07:17 13:07 19:06
Mars 06:10 11:29 16:48
Jupiter 13:53 21:02 04:11
Saturn 08:03 14:00 19:58
All times shown in PST.

Source

This information was taken from the Naked Astronomy website.

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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