Stars Above: Mars meets rival

As we head into the depths of winter, February nights are filled with amazing cosmic sights from ghostly pyramids of light to stunning lunar pairings.
Every evening up until Feb. 16, about an hour after sunset, keen sky-watchers in the outer suburbs and especially the countryside can hunt down one of the most elusive of astronomical phenomena called zodiacal light.
This pyramid-shaped, tower of light is often mistaken for simple light pollution from a distant city and has also been called t