Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. February 22: Track three craters on the Moon Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is currently in Taurus, located roughly 5° south-southwest of the Pleiades star cluster (M45). Glowing at magnitude 5.8, the ice giant requires binoculars or a telescope to spot. Continue reading "The Sky Today on Monday, February 23: The Moon occults some Pleiads" The post The Sky Today on Monday, February 23: The Moon occults some Pleiads appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .