Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot a brightly shining planet joining our celestial neighbor in the sky.
That would be Saturn, and it's due to form a conjunction with the moon for one night Friday, Jan 23. The cosmic rendezvous presents spectators with a rare opportunity to see a phenomenon in which at least two celestial bodies appear from our vantage on Earth to be near one another.
The impending conjunction is also the latest celestial display lighting up Earth's night skies in January after a group of stars known as the beehive cluster became visible earlier in the month.
But will cloudy weather across the U.S. spoil the view?
Here's what to know about the Saturn and moon conjunction and how to see the celestial objects sharing a section of the night sky.
