by FLEK Admin | Aug 14, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The dark, moonless evenings feature the brightest section of the Milky Way in south-southwest near 10:00 PM. We are viewing into the heart of our galaxy, where the density of stars is estimated to be up to one million times more dense than our skies, 25...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 13, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:51 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1955 the rains kept coming and coming. It was the remnants of Hurricane Connie, whose dying center was tracking through Pennsylvania into western New York. As the rains finally...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 13, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Receiving minimal competition from the slightest of a Crescent Moon, the Scorpion emerges from the twilight around 8:45 PM, near its best viewing position of the year, with its tail curving down and left to the southern horizon, then curling back up to the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 12, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Some daytime astronomy today features a partial solar eclipse. While nothing as dramatic as the Total Eclipse of April, 2024, if you have a pair of eclipse glasses from that event, you can watch the Moon “take a bite” out of the Sun starting at...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 12, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:50 AM Sunset: 8:00 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 10 minutes The Dog Days are over! However, that is NOT a weather forecast. The Dog Days are so-named for the brightest star in our skies, prominent in our winter skies – the Dog Star, known as Sirius....
