This week’s sky highlights the Winter Hexagon, visible in the east and south with Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, Castor, Capella, Aldebaran, and Rigel, with Betelgeuse inside. Orion dominates the evening sky, while Cassiopeia and Capella shine near the zenith. Jupiter gleams in Gemini, with its Great Red Spot transiting on February 9. Mercury and Venus emerge low in the west-southwest after sunset, with Saturn fading in twilight. The waning Moon moves past Spica, Antares, and into Scorpius. Observers can also spot Luyten’s Star near Procyon. Uranus remains visible in Taurus, while Neptune sinks and Mars is hidden behind the Sun. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-february-6-15/