The moon is a waxing (growing larger) crescent. First quarter takes place Friday night, Feb. 3. Look at the crescent moon high in the southwest around 8 p.m. tonight, Feb. 2. Thirty-five degrees to ...

You can see Mars near the bright star Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus the bull, Tuesday night (Sept. 6). Aldebaran is the brightest star in the Taurus constellation. It will appear nearest Mars late ...

Tonight, Thursday Feb. 22, use the first quarter moon to find Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull. At 7:30 p.m., the moon will be toward the southwest. Nine degrees to the east (left) of the moon is ...

Mars is really getting bright. For the next few nights, it lines up with Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull and 'looks' straight at us. Bright Mars, left, shines directly across from Aldebaran, the ...