Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
Venus — the resplendent evening star attains a stunning ... Soon after sunset on Feb. 1, direct your attention to the southwest sky to view a striking celestial tableau: A slender waxing ...
How to find the planets after sunset Start by looking to the west. Venus is the brightest "star" in the sky, with Saturn just below it. Draw a line between the two planets, then follow that line ...
Right after dusk, as the sky darkens, watch for a cone-shaped glow ... I was startled by the sudden disappearance of stars as I searched for cluster NGC 1746 in Taurus. Main-belt asteroid 15 ...