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

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

And this is the best time to see Sirius, the brightest star, following at Orion’s heels in the constellation Canis Major. February’s full moon shines the night of the 25th-26th. Algonquin ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...