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Astronomical Notes for February. Jupiter, Mars and Neptune are all near opposition, and are observable for most of the night. The northern hemisphere of Mars is turned towards us; this is less well known than the southern hemisphere, being turned to us at aphelion oppositions. The diameter of Mars increases during February from 12″ to nearly 14″. There is an eclipse of Jupiter IV on February 12; the disappearance is at 8.11 p.M. when Jupiter will be too low; but the re-appearance at 11.54 P.M. is observable. Two stars in the Pleiades are occulted by the moon on February 3, disappearing at 8.43 and 9.34 P.M.
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Astronomical Topics. Nature 131, 137 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131137a0
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