Vesta Rules the February Dusk Skies

Missing out on the morning planetary action? February sees all five naked eye planets in the dawn sky, though that's about to change in March. But the good news is, now is the time to hunt for a sometimes planet, sometimes asteroid in the early evening. We're talking about 4 Vesta. The 4th identified resident of the asteroid belt, discovered by Heinrich Olbers in 1807, Vesta made its way into many planetary listings in the 19th century before its demotion to asteroid. It then enjoyed a very brie...