SUNSET: 
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 17 – 25
The Moon, Mars, and Saturn make a wide, flattish triangle Friday night. At nightfall, look for the Big Dipper hanging straight down in the northwest.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 10 – 18
Friday evening the Moon poses between Jupiter and Regulus. Turn binoculars on Jupiter, and you'll find the star Chi Leonis among the Galilean satellites.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 3 – 11
The Mars-Antares-Saturn triangle rises higher at dusk every night, and halfway between Mars and Jupiter stands Spica. Cassiopeia lurks low in the north.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 27 – June 4
The last-quarter Moon doesn't rise until around 2 a.m. It'll be between the Aquarius's dim spilling bucket and the dim Circlet of Pisces.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 20 – 28
The nearly full Moon looms low in the east-southeast at sunset and shines above Mars as twilight fades. How soon can you pick out Mars?
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 13 – 21
As twilight fades, look upper left of the first-quarter Moon for Regulus. Brighter Jupiter shines much farther to the Moon's left (for North America).
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14
After sunset Saturday, catch the hairline crescent Moon just above the horizon. Bring out your scope to see a double-shadow transit on Jupiter Friday night.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 29 – May 7
The last-quarter Moon shines above Capricornus before dawn's first light. These evenings, the long, dim sea serpent Hydra snakes across the southern sky.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 22 – 30
As night descends, look high in the west for Pollux and Castor - the heads of the almost-upright Gemini twins form the top of the Arch of Spring asterism.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 15 – 23
Comet 252P/LINEAR is crossing Ophiuchus very high before the first light of dawn. The Moon Friday evening forms a gently curving row with Regulus and Jupiter.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16
Looking west in twilight, use the thin crescent Moon as your guidepost to Mercury. And have you tried yet for Comet 252P/LINEAR?
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 1 – 9
Spring is here! Which means Arcturus shines brightly in the east. The Big Dipper, high in the northeast, points its handle toward it.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 25 – April 2
By 11 p.m., the bowl of the Big Dipper stands upside down over the bowl of the dim Little Dipper, as if dumping water into it.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 18 – 26
As winter turns to spring, Orion declines in the southwest after dark with his Belt roughly horizontal. Equinox on Saturday.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 11 – 19
Just after dark Friday, look for the waxing crescent Moon low in the west. Upper right of the Moon by about 14° are the leading stars of Aries.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 4 – 12
Leo stands over bright Jupiter at nightfall this week. The Big Dipper glitters high in the northeast and Sirius blazes due south.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 26 – March 5
After dinnertime this time of year, four carnivore constellations stand in a row from the northeast to south: Ursa Major, Leo, Hydra, and Canis Major.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 19 – 27
On Friday the waxing gibbous Moon shines below Castor and Pollux. On Tuesday the just-past-full Moon shines with Jupiter after they both rise at end of twilight.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 12 – 20
The biggest well-known star pattern is the Winter Hexagon, marked by the stars Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, Castor, Beta Aurigae, Capella, Aldebaran, and Rigel.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 5 – 13
See all five naked-eye planets at dawn, though Mercury is getting low. On Saturday morning, the crescent Moon, Venus, and Mercury form a triangle low in the southeast.
