North Wales astronomy buff Brian Woosnam has been busy capturing images of the night sky this January.

Here are his tips for what to look out for in the heavens during February.

The stars of winter are now beginning to wane and those of spring are eager to take their place.

Orion the hunter is still well placed in the early evening but his position of dominance is now starting to ebb away, and as the sun continues to rise higher so the evening sky gets lighter.

The Moon phases

Full 3rd

Last quarter 12th

First quarter 25th

The Planets

The planet Venus is a brilliant object in the evening western sky in Aquarius along with Mars about an hour after sunset.

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STARS: The first signs of spring begin to emerge in the February night sky