{"id":21030,"date":"2020-02-01T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21030"},"modified":"2020-02-04T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:34:00","slug":"videos-night-sky-for-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21030","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Night Sky for February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>:\u00a0 What&#8217;s Up: February 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion\u2019s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. (Or has it?) Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYjemxKxM8w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: February<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/spacetelescopevision\/videos\">Space Telescope Science Institute &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>In February, the Winter Triangle is your guide to the night sky: The northern hemisphere is treated to views of the stars Procyon, Sirius, and Betelgeuse. Keep watching for the awe-inspiring space-based views of the Orion Nebula, which is sculpted by the stellar winds of central bright stars.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eL1d9140iQE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky February 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\/videos\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76ozacAFtwg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**<strong> The Virtual Planetarium: what to see in the night sky, February 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The Sky at Night presenters Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what they will be observing in the night sky throughout February<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5j8Ovjjlt40?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Eyes on The Sky: February 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HVCC1953\/videos\">Hudson Valley Community College &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Hudson Valley Community College astronomy instructor Richard Monda gives a detailed update of what will be happening in the night sky from Jan. 27, 2020 &#8211; Feb. 29, 2020 in the Northeastern US. Eyes on the Sky is a series of informational videos relating to Astronomy in the Capital Region of New York State and the Northeastern United States. The videos are hosted by Richard J. Monda, an astronomy instructor in the college&#8217;s Biology, Chemistry and Physics Department. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1Ls7Myikpc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Astronomy Events In February 2020<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCK-0srt5hdY5m6Zos_NlJZg\/videos\">The Secrets of the Universe &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mBooOH77ahU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/147291774X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=147291774X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=25ca554db5de2fd8190874a45d103790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=147291774X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=147291774X&amp;asins=147291774X&amp;linkId=cabd863aa18f86ff32cd9c084f8dc0b9&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Update:\u00a0 What&#8217;s Up: February 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA Looking for astronomy highlights for February 2020? This month is the best time of the year to try to view Mercury, soon after sunset; Mars disappears behind the Moon on Feb. 18; and the bright red star on Orion\u2019s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting weird. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21030\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: Night Sky for February 2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5tc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27275,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=27275","url_meta":{"origin":21030,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for February 2025","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, February 2025. 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