Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Io, a highly volcanic world, is the innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter. Got a pair of binoculars? Point them at Jupiter tonight—or any night during its bright opposition month—and you’ll ...

Although you won’t see much detail, if any, from the planets, it’s easily possible to see Jupiter's moons using monoculars or binoculars. A good monocular or binocular for astronomy will have ...

The end of February is the beginning of an evening appearance by the as yet unmentioned planet, Mercury. It appears by about ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

With binoculars, scan the area to the lower ... Wait a few hours, and it should rotate into view. Jupiter’s four bright moons provide plenty of action to fill these chilly nights.