Equally beautiful! Be outside with a clear view to the northwestern sky after sunset, and you should be able to get both a good view with the naked eye and even a half-decent image with a smartphone.

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

Few things make us stop to appreciate the natural world as much as a beautiful sunset. A display of reds, oranges and pinks spreading across the evening sky can be a spectacular sight. But what ...