If you look at the moon tonight about six degrees below and to the right of the moon you will see the red planet shining.
Mars is actually a great planet to see in the night sky all month, according to NASA.
"Look west in the first couple of hours after sunset all month long to spot reddish Mars," agency officials said.
An image showing the Feb 10th view
This isn't the only close encounter Mars will appear to share with another celestrial [sic] object. On Valentine's Day (Feb. 14), Mars can be found near the position of the asteroid Bennu, where NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample-return probe is currently in orbit. Bennu is too small to see without a telescope, but at least you'll know where it is, NASA said.
More on OSIRIS-REx here
At least you don't have to stay up until two in the morning for this :-)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @01:32AM
Could be an incoming Russian ICBM.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday February 11 2019, @02:03AM
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/why-is-mars-sometimes-bright-and-sometimes-faint [earthsky.org]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @02:53AM (3 children)
How do people using glasses use telescopres? I used to eyball the location then point the scope, but if I need to take my glasses off this doesn't seem to work. Then again this is a nerd hobby so I must be missing something.
So what is the best eye-glasses - astronomy method you know?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @02:57AM (1 child)
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How do people using glasses use telescopes? I used to eyeball the location then point the scope, but if I need to take my glasses off this doesn't seem to work. Then again this is a nerd hobby so I must be missing something.
So what is the best eye-glasses - astronomy method you know?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 11 2019, @11:50PM
Long eye-relief eyepieces. Of course, if you can't put the scope on the target, that hardly matters. You need a finder, or a finder scope, and learn how to align them, and collimate the scope itself. First, sacrifice two chickens. Then, . . .
(Score: 3, Informative) by aim on Monday February 11 2019, @08:17AM
You may want a Telrad. Look it up e.g. here [teleskop-express.de].
(Score: 2) by KritonK on Monday February 11 2019, @10:21AM
With all the light pollution where I'm living, I'll be lucky if I manage to see the Moon. It's been ages since I saw anything else in the night sky.