Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.
Our moon goes through phases, sometimes turning red or disappearing into shadows ... new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and ...
The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.