Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the last month, you'll know Venus dominates the post-sunset night sky. Tonight ...

Soon after sunset on Feb. 1, direct your attention to the southwest sky to view a striking celestial tableau: A slender waxing crescent moon and hovering about 2.5 degrees to its upper right will ...

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

Although Jupiter and Mars have been dominating the eastern sky, there’s more here to view than just planets. Already 50° high an hour after sunset, the bright, magnitude 0.1 star Capella stands ...