My star gazing niece informed me at Christmas that January and February 2025 would be good months for observing the planets (except for Mercury), as Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune would all be visible in the night sky.
Astronomy continued to feature as a topic of interest as the new year began -just after the holidays one of our Retirement Group quiz questions was about the “planet parade”.
So for a few nights, I googled BBC Sky at Night hoping to identify some of the “bright lights” I see .
“On 1 February, there’ll be a brilliant chance to spot something quite spectacular, and that’s Venus, Saturn and Neptune in the same twilight region of the sky, surrounding a very thin crescent Moon, just 12% lit.
You’ll be able to spot Venus and Saturn with the naked eye, but you’ll need clear, dark skies and binoculars (if not a telescope) to be able to spot Neptune.” (Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk © Our Media 2024)
