Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Today: With a view to the south at 8:20 PM, you can see the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, facing upward toward Orion. Above Orion will appear the Waxing Gibbous Moon, the home plate within cosmic basball diamand, with Jupiter at first base, Betelgeuse at...

February 24, 2026

Sunrise: 6:36 AM Sunset: 5:32 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 56 minutes By the last week of February, arctic blasts become less and less common as the sun gains in strength daily. However cold weather was relentless during February of 1914. And the coldest weather...

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Today: Orion boasts a fine collection of bright stars, including the bluish-white beacon to the lower right of his three belt stars. Rigel, meaning “left foot”, is classified as a blue supergiant, estimated to be 862 light years, and emitting approximately 200...

Monday, February 23, 2026

Today: By 7:00 PM, the Moon appears high in the southwest. The Moon is surrounded by three constellations, Aries to its right, Perseus above, and Taurus to the Moon’s left. In the direction of Taurus, to the immediate left of the Moon, is the star cluster called the...