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

Observation of Animal Behavior Indigenous tribes around the world have mastered the art of observing animal behavior to ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...

In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the 1st, all will be ...

Venus appears low in the evening sky, guiding us to Saturn. Jupiter makes an attractive sight below the Hyades and Mars ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Mars still is spectacularly brilliant, as brilliant as it will be for another 26 months. When the Red Planet again falls into an orbit opposite the sun - called “opposition.” It is so bright that with ...

By Deane Morrison    In February, the iconic winter stars and constellations reach their prime positions for viewing. On the ...

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...

To catch February’s full moon at its roundest, get outside by sunrise on Feb. 12, because the moon sets in the west shortly ...

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows how much I enjoy seeing a conjunction of the moon and Venus in the western sky at dusk. I’m not sure why it’s ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.