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 ...

However, its dazzling performance as the bright “Evening Star” begins to unravel this month. After reaching its highest altitude in evening sky on April 28, during May, Venus will gradually si ...

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at mid-northern latitudes, the planet remains visible for about four hours after ...

This week’s first small-telescope target is Sirius B, the companion to the night sky’s brightest star, Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. American telescope-maker Alvin Graham Clark discovered that ...

Sirius, a double-star system and the brightest object in the night sky, will briefly blink out of existence for parts of Earth on Monday evening. In an event called an occultation - when one ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing ... outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at mid-northern latitudes, the planet remains visible for about four hours ...