You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Starting with the Moon’s journey across the sky this month, you’ll find the slim crescent of Earth’s natural satellite cozied ...

Saturday, February 1Trekking quickly through the sky, the Moon passes 2° south of Venus at 3 P.M. EST and 1.4° north of ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

This week, skywatchers get a rare treat as the moon aligns with the Pleiades star cluster, briefly obscuring its bright stars. The best views will be in the central and western U.S. and parts of ...

Orion is a pretty awesome constellation because it's up for the majority of the night,” Faherty said. On Feb. 6, the star cluster Pleiades will appear near the moon. The bright blue cluster ...

What’s more, you can use Orion as a sky key to locate other stars and constellations. Starting with the western belt star, draw an imaginary line through the belt stars toward the south and you ...

Above, and a little to the right of Orion, is the constellation Taurus the Bull, home of the Pleiades star cluster. The Pleiades are also known as the “Seven Little Sisters.” As bright as the ...