Today:
A sight for night owls will be unfolding at around 2:45 AM. The Moon will have risen in the east-northeast, and Mars will have risen below it. By 3:30 AM, the head of Taurus will be appear below Mars; and Aldebaran, the brightest star within Taurus, will appear below Mars, completing the trifecta. And as a bonus, the concavity of the Crescent Moon points to the nearby Pleiades.
Saturday:
At 10:20 this evening, the Scorpion’s tail is due south, extremely low above the horizon, yet even so, at its best viewing of the year. As the tail curls up to the left, the star on the end is called Shaula, from the Arabic meaning either “stinger” or “raised”, as in poised to sting.
Sunday:
The Big Dipper, found dangling by its handle in the northwest, is known by a number of other names. In England, as well as parts of eastern Europe, it is called the Plough, lowering into the north each fall to till in the crops, as well as a cart or wagon wheeling around the northern sky.