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 ...

Because Spica lies so close to the ecliptic — the plane of the solar system, along which we see the Sun, Moon, and planets appear to move in the sky — it is often occulted by the Moon.

The changing declination also defines the daily 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 ...

Once the sun goes down on Monday, Feb. 3, six planets and the moon will line up across the California night sky. Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, while Neptune and ...

The pair shine together in the early-evening ... 5:05 P.M. Pluto is in conjunction with the Sun at 7 A.M. EST, rendering it invisible in the sky. The Moon and Spica rise early this morning ...

A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest for the year after sunset, then Mars and Jupiter to rule the night ...

The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight. TOP TELESCOPE PICK: Want to see the moon up close in the night sky ...