Moon and planets deliver quadruple cosmic vision
The moon visits Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. Astronomer Perry Vlahos explains.
I’m not one for getting people out of bed early unnecessarily – especially myself. However, believe me, it’s necessary that you see this; the three brightest night-time objects – plus one, will feature in their own ‘photon-play’ over the course of a few mornings, before the sun rises.
From late February through to early March, the moon will swap partners each dawn from Jupiter to Saturn and finally Venus, with a tremendous vista as a climax on the last morning. All four objects will be visible simultaneously, with the moon beginning just under Jupiter on 28 February, finding its way near Saturn two days later on 2 March, and the next morning (3 March) concluding less than a degree from Venus.
In order to see this celestial spectacle you’ll need to be an early riser.