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

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 ...

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.

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