EarthSky News - February 19 - Look West After Sunset!

February 19 Look West After Sunset!

Venus, Mars, moon after sunset February 19 The planets and moon - west after sunset - are about to be spectacular.  Don't miss Friday and Saturday nights.  Tonight?  Could be wonderful, too, especially if you catch the very young moon. Glorious moon and planets at nightfall February 20 Venus and Mars in the west after sunset Friday - with the waxing moon.  It doesn't get any better.   Roaming star system a near miss! Scholz's star passed only 0.8 light-years from our sun, only 70,000 years ago. It came closer than any other known star, sweeping through the Oort Cloud. Lifeform of the week: Armadillos New post from Alex Reshanov.  From the pink fairy to the screaming hairy, armadillos are a most peculiar mammal. This date in science:  Happy birthday, Nicolaus Copernicus Copernicus broke open the medieval idea of an enclosed, Earth-centered universe. He set the stage for all of modern astronomy. Get 'em while they last!  Awesome EarthSky lunar calendars for 2015 now 50% off! We have just a few left.  First come, first serve.

SKY ALERT! Planets and moon spectacular after sunset!