by FLEK Admin | Jul 31, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Look for a W-shape pattern of stars, low in the north-northeast this evening, which forms the basis of the throne for the Queen, Cassiopeia. It is tipped on its back during the summer, gradually climbing higher each evening, so that it is completely...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 30, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The brightening waxing Gibbous Moon will diminish the fainter stars, leaving Summer’s brightest star, Arcturus, conspicuous west-southwest, halfway up from the horizon at 9:30 PM. The orange-white beacon has expanded into a red-giant, 25 times larger than...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 29, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The star Capella is right on the northern horizon, due north at 9:35 PM EDT. While it is essentially not viewable, it never sets at our latitude. By midnight, it will be rising in the north-northeast. In six months from now, it will be almost exactly overhead...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 28, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The Delta Aquariid Meteor shower is near its broad peak in activity, lasting from mid-July to mid-August. Though not prolific, the meteors tend to be slow and bright, worth waiting for a glimpse of one or two. The Moon continues to grow through its Gibbous...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 27, 2023 | NightSky
Today: A waxing Gibbous Moon tracks very low above the southern horizon this evening, with the fading twilight after 9 o’clock revealing a bright, reddish star well to the left of the Moon, Antares, the “heart” of the Scorpion. Closer to the Moon,...
