"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 28Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after the ...