by FLEK Admin | Dec 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: One of the outstandingly bright stars in the skies passes nearly overhead tonight. Capella is dazzling in the east-northeast, about half way from the horizon to the zenith at 7:00 PM. By 11:30 PM, the 4th brightest star we can see from the northern hemisphere...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 15, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The view to the southeast is quite impressive by 9:00 PM this evening. Orion continues to progress higher, about one third of the way up from the horizon, joined well to his left by Gemini, continuing to host the spectacular Jupiter just below the Twin stars,...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 14, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As we approach the shortest day of the year, the Big Dipper is showing signs of encouragement for those not enjoying the lack of daylight. By mid-evening, the Dipper is starting to lift a little higher in to the northeast, and by February will look like a...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 13, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Geminid Meteor shower reaches its peak tonight. This is the year’s most prolific displays of meteors, producing over 100 shooting stars per hour. The Twins of Gemini are one third of the way up by 9 o’clock, which means the meteors are active...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 12, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Should you look due south at 6 o’clock this evening, once the last of the twilight has been vanquished, Saturn reaches it highest point, close to half way from the horizon to the zenith. Directly above Saturn appears a large square of modestly brighter...
