With a lining up of planets and distant galaxies visible to the naked eye, there is a lot to see in the skies in February.

With a lining up of planets and distant galaxies visible to the naked eye, there is a lot to see in the skies in February.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

This will make it a little harder to spot Neptune nearby ... have some great options for observing this week, as the Moon sets in late evening and leaves the morning sky dark.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require ... so you get a dark sky view,” Ngataierua said. “Get out and find a great spot to view the ...

Viewers will need something like high-powered binoculars to see Neptune and Uranus ... As the sky darkens, you'll spot Venus easily, because it shines more brightly than any star.

Neptune is too small and dim for us ... keep an eye to the north—when conditions align, this is a great national park to spot the northern lights. Entrance from $15 ...

Stargazers are in for a rare planetary treat between now until the end of February. If you look up into the night sky tonight (under the right conditions, of course), six planets—Jupiter, Mars, ...