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

Venus will be the brightest it gets above the western horizon after sunset. Venus has been shrinking ... the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. Antares will be above the moon.

Can you see Venus with the naked eye? Yes, you can see Venus without a telescope; it shines like a beacon ... or west just after sunset. It never appears overhead at midnight.

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to get the best view before they disappear.

The effect of Venus retrograde will be more potent because it falls between two eclipses and Mercury retrograde. We can ...

The noon Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20. This point is the vernal equinox, or simply the March equinox, which marks the start of spring in the northern ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to ...

Venus will be at its brightest ... and storms into the evening. Sunset will be at 5:46 p.m. so if you're lucky, there could ...

Can you see Venus with the naked eye? Yes, you can see Venus without a telescope; it shines like a beacon. According to NASA ... You can find Venus in the east before sunrise, or west just after ...