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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, February 8 – 16

  Comet Iwamoto is 7th magnitude this week as it crosses Leo and Cancer high in the late-night sky. See Bob King’s Comet Iwamoto Ascends and Brightens, with finder chart. Friday, February 8 • The waxing crescent Moon shines in the west-southwest at nightfall. Above it by about two fists at arm’s length is Mars, diminished far into the distance since its grand display last summer. Saturday, February 9 • […]

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