Every night is a good night to look through a telescope (provided it’s not cloudy), but if you’re looking for an excuse, Jupiter is lining itself up for some candid closeups. At its farthest point, ...

Jupiter and its four brightest moons as they appear in a modest telescope. Jan Sandberg Jupiter's easy to find any August evening. It's the brightest object in the southern sky at nightfall. Small ...

Look to the east in the hours preceding sunrise on Aug. 20 to see a thin crescent moon rendezvous with Venus and Jupiter to form a celestial triangle in the predawn sky. The 9%-lit waning crescent ...