This week sky-watchers can make peace with the god of war by joining Mars for a spot of tea, and watch the king of all planets join Luna.

After nightfall on Monday, November 10, check out the red planet as it appears just above the handle of the giant stellar teapot pattern in the constellation Sagittarius.

Look toward the low southwestern sky in the early evening any time this week to see the alignment. Orange-hued Mars can't be missed, since it will appear as the brightest starlike object in this part of the sky.

For two nights starting Tuesday, November 11, the minor Northern Taurid meteor shower will peak, with up to ten shooting stars per hour.

With the waning gibbous moon rising at