by FLEK Admin | Feb 28, 2023 | NightSky
A stunning planetary encounter is underway in the western skies. In the twilight near 6 o’clock, our two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus, are delightfully close, with the less brilliant Jupiter appearing above Venus tonight. Venus’s orbit, and the...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 27, 2023 | NightSky
This evening’s First Quarter Moon experiences yet another rendezvous with our neighboring planet Mars, starting high in the south near 6:15 as darkness deepens. They edge a bit closer as they slide to due west at 10:20 PM, not setting in the northwest until...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 26, 2023 | NightSky
The waxing Moon is less than 24 hours from reaching its First Quarter phase as it emerges from the twilight between 6 and 6:30 this evening, high in the southwest. To the Moon’s left, the reddish star Aldebaran should be easy to see, while to the Moon’s...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 25, 2023 | NightSky
Four brilliant stars form a diamond-shaped figure halfway up in the south-southeast early this evening. At the bottom is Sirius, the very brightest star, while the orange-hued Betelgeuse shines at the top. The bluish-white Rigel sparkles on the right, with Procyon on...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 24, 2023 | NightSky
At 6:50 this evening, looking straight up, a bright star marks the zenith, very top of the sky. Capella is the fourth brightest star we can see, though it is past its prime. Astronomers estimate it was the brightest star in the sky some 200,000 years ago.
