Today:
Late tonight, night owls can look almost directly overhead to view a triangular formation of three bright objects. Reaching one third of the way, and due east by 11 o’clock, you’ll easily see the increasingly bright Mars, while high in the northwest, getting close to the Zenith, twinkles the bright, binary star Capella, part of the constellation Auriga; and toward the southwest is Jupiter, still between the horns of Taurus.
Sunday:
Orion makes his appearance a little earlier each evening, now lifting into the east-southeast by 8 o’clock. Directly above his bright shoulder star, Betelgeuse, the stunning Jupiter looks on well above. The chase is on! Orion climbs higher in the southeast, but his efforts to catch Jupiter are in vain, as our largest planet maintains its distance from the heaven’s great warrior, the pair track west across the skies through the night.
Monday:
The Great Square of Pegasus, very high and due south at 9:00 PM, helps us locate the mythical damsel in distress, Andromeda. The top left star of the Square marks her head, her body continuing to the east with medium bright stars at her hips and her foot. Andromeda is home to the Andromeda Galaxy.