by FLEK Admin | Apr 18, 2023 | NightSky
High in the southwest this evening, as twilight fades after 9:00 PM, you’ll find the faint constellation Cancer, the Crab. While we associate Cancer the Crab with summer, due to its astrological connections, April is a wonderful time to see it. Look between the...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 17, 2023 | NightSky
A good view to the north gives a terrific chance to see the Queen Cassiopeia’s chair or throne lowering toward the northern horizon. She is facing to the right, looking at her husband, King Cepheus. In six months, her throne will be high above, but upside-down....
by FLEK Admin | Apr 16, 2023 | NightSky
Venus dazzles every clear evening from now into June, while its progression through the stars of Taurus the Bull form an interesting arrangement this evening. As the sky darkens after 8:30, look to its left for the red star Aldebaran, Taurus’s brightest star,...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 15, 2023 | NightSky
An interesting view sets up for very early risers tomorrow morning. Just a blush of twilight sits along the northeast horizon at 10 minutes after 5, while Saturn makes its return to the skies, low in the east-southeast. You might not easily pick out Saturn, except a...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 14, 2023 | NightSky
For reasons that scientists don’t yet understand, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” are seen more frequently in April. The Sun, unusually quiet over the past few years, now shows a significant increase in sunspots and other solar activity, improving our...
