Today:
Last night’s Crescent Moon is a little larger, and a little brighter, making it challenging to see the faint cluster of stars just above the Moon this evening. Patience, and perhaps a spotting scope or binoculars should reveal the tight collection of stars called the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades, just above our celestial neighbor.
Friday:
The Ides of March meant the middle of March to the Romans, and specifically the Full Moon, because their calendar was a lunar calendar. Today’s standardized calendars are no longer lunar, which explains why the Moon is not Full, but a wide, waxing Crescent, well to the upper right of the reddish star Antares, the “red eye” of Taurus, the Bull.
Saturday:
Over the next 10 days, the planet Mercury puts on an excellent display in the western twilight, though our closest planet to the Sun never appears very high. Find a low, level view to the west, and starting near 7:30 PM, scan a little more than a hand-width above the spot that would be level. It will be bright, but low.