Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

All month long, Saturn and Venus will shine bright in the ... Mars will rise in the eastern sky during the night, and can look a ruddy red color in telescopes and binoculars.

Venus and Saturn are in close conjunction this weekend ... the red planet—visible below Jupiter—looks a golden-reddish color to the naked eye. On Jan. 13, the first full moon of the year ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the month – four of which will be visible with the naked eye, Preston Dyches, ...