Mars

06:00 GMT on 17 February

Constellation: Sagittarius Magnitude: 1.2

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Mars is just another bright star in the morning sky, albeit a distinctly orange-hued one. If you have a pair of binoculars train them on Mars on the evening of 17 February and you’ll be able to see Mars passing between two of the most famous deep-sky objects, the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula.