Astronomical Calendar: 2014 February

Each year on February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil determines whether Spring-type weather will come early or if Winter will continue until the Vernal Equinox. Derived from the Pagan festival Imbolc which was originally celebrated February 1 - 2 as the middle of Winter, the ancients used this mid-Winter festival to look forward to the more temperate weather of Spring. With our modern calendar, the actual Winter cross-quarter day in 2014 is on February 4. (Image Source: Wikipedia.org )

Astronomical Calendar for 2014 February:

Link >>> http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/astrocalendar/2014.html#feb

The current month's Astronomical Calendar can also be found on the cover page of the History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh web site at this link:

Link >>> http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#astrocal
 

Source: Friends of the Zeiss.

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