I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

IT’S LIKE OFF WHITE OR YELLOW COMPARED TO THE OTHERS, BUT IT IS VERY BRIGHT IN THE SKY. BRIGHTEST OBJECT IS VENUS. THIS WILL BE LOWER IN THE WESTERN SKY. IF YOU CAN FIND VENUS AND YOU TIME THIS ...

A spectacular planetary alignment graced UK skies at the end of February, with Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune pictured together in the evening sky – possibly for the ...