Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Mars and Jupiter appear close to the moon ... Or if you're looking for a scope that's more of an all-rounder, we've got the best telescopes. See our quick list below if you want to dive right ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon ...

We recommend the Celestron Astro Fi 102 as the top pick in our best beginner's telescope guide ... 3:13 a.m. In Europe one can see the event from Iceland, where Mars touches the moon at 6:30 ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

This week sees a special stargazing event, as as up to six planets will be visible in a line in the night sky.

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.

This means that amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes ... The best time to see this week’s opposition in the UK will be on Thursday 16 January at 1.17am. Mars made its closest approach ...

Both the moon and Mars will be in the Gemini constellation, the Twins. Castor and Pollux, the two stars for whom the constellation is named, will shine just to the left of the pair. TOP TELESCOPE PICK ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars ... the moon and Mars together tonight, you can watch the close approach online thanks to a free livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.