Scheduled air date: 2003 Feb 03-09

The Waxing Gibbous Moon—which will be Full on the afternoon of February
16th—appears near the ringed planet Saturn on the night of the 11th, and then
by the giant planet Jupiter on the nights of the 14th and 15th.
(Shown around 7:00 PM for mid-Northern
latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.

We'd like to dedicate this week's illustration to the
memory of the crew of STS-107.
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