I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Castor and Pollux, the two stars for whom the constellation is named, will shine just to the left of the pair. Want to see the moon or Mars up close in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ...

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how to get the best view of the rare conjunction.

Another treat is in store for stargazers tonight (February 9) as the Moon and ... Gemini's bright stars Castor and Pollux, set to shine to their left. According to BBC Sky at Night Magazine ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

That means all four stars frequently appear close to the moon and the planets in the night sky and close to the sun in the daytime. The best way to see the full moon rise is to find an elevated ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

A star with a declination ... arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight. Want to see the moon up close in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE ...