13th: Moon and bright stars Castor and Pollux form a line with Mars just below the Moon in the evening sky. 13th: Full Moon ...

Next month, on Jan. 15, Mars will be at opposition to the sun, when it will be in the sky all night; rising at sunset, ...

Although Venus will be moving eastward in its orbit, from our perspective it will appear ... the Moon on the edge of the field of view should make it easier to see Mars. The retrograde motion of Mars ...

The next SCAC monthly meeting will be at the Sechelt Library, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. For details on the lecture topic and ...

MONDAY — TIGHT TRIANGLE OF THE MOON AND GEMINI TWIN STARS: The two bright stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins are Pollux and Castor, named for the most famous twins in Greek mythology.

Named after a pair of twins from Greek mythology, the snow-capped Castor and Pollux peaks can be found in the Valais Alps. Pollux is the smaller of the two (4,092m a.s.l.) and is also considered to be ...

The four brightest planets are still afoot. Venus and Saturn dot the southwestern sky at dusk, while Jupiter and Mars join ...

More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our ...

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