Although Jupiter and Mars have been dominating the eastern sky, there’s more here to view than just planets. Already 50° high an hour after sunset, the bright, magnitude 0.1 star Capella stands ...
Soon after sunset on Feb. 1, direct your attention to the southwest sky to view a striking celestial tableau: A slender waxing crescent moon and hovering about 2.5 degrees to its upper right will ...
Four planets are visible in the night sky immediately after sunset, with Venus and Saturn in the southwest, Jupiter high in the southeast and Mars in the east. The best time to look is about 45 ...
As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?