I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
Definitely not—it might be famous, but it’s actually only the 48th brightest star in the sky ... at a magnitude of -4.5 in the constellation Leo, reaches its “greatest elongation west ...
But better is to come. On the 18th, look an hour before dawn to see, stacked from top to bottom: Venus; Regulus, the brightest star in Leo; an old crescent moon; Mars; and Mercury. Mars and Venus ...
Look about an hour before sunrise; with sharp eyes or binoculars, you may also find Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, rising below Mars. And speaking of Regulus, look to the east about an hour ...
It consists of seven bright stars. In the northern hemisphere, you’ll be able to spot the zodiacal constellations Cancer, Gemini, Leo and Taurus, plus Auriga and Monoceros. February’s two ...