Two of the Earth’s nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, appear in the western sky.

The brilliant planet Venus appears in our western sky soon after sunset tonight. The crescent moon is not far away.

Currently appearing nearly overhead in the night sky is Comet Lovejoy, last seen around these parts 11,000 years ago. Later this winter it will travel back out of our solar system and not return to Earth for another 8,000 years.

The faint Comet Lovejoy continues to appear high in our eastern sky in the evening. It is a beautiful object amid a starry background.

The gibbous moon makes its way through our late evening sky. You’ll see the moon rising in the east around 10 p.m.

There is a comet in our evening sky you may be able to see this month.