I was up before 4am to try to catch the lunar eclipse. The culmination of this bit of moon-watching was to be the blood moon.

For the best chances, spectators should look at the sky as soon as the sun sets. That's when the planets will make a brief appearance. Tokyo started seeing the parade first, on Feb. 22 ...

When we look up at the night sky, how bright the planets appear depends on how close they are at that precise moment in time. At the end of February, all the planets will be close enough to Earth ...