by FLEK Admin | Feb 13, 2023 | NightSky
After midnight tonight, the wee hours of the morning find a waning Crescent Moon leading the way for the stars of Scorpio, the Scorpion, and particularly the reddish beacon Antares, the “heart” of the Scorpion. The pair rises just after 3 o’clock in...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 12, 2023 | NightSky
On the next clear night, it should be quite easy to find the brightest star – the North Star, right? No! As you scan the skies, tonight our brightest star starts low in the southeast near 6 o’clock, and will be due south at 9:05 PM. You are watching Sirius, known...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 11, 2023 | NightSky
To the left of the red planet Mars this evening, binoculars or a small telescope might give you a view of the departing Comet ZTF, see to Mars’s left as a faint, greenish blob. Not only will this be an interesting color contrast to Mars, but this comet is racing...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 10, 2023 | NightSky
Late this evening, a waning Gibbous Moon climbs into the east-southeast near 10:45 PM, welcoming the stellar companion Spica about 15 minutes later. Spica, a blue-tinted star, ranks as the only bright star in the zodiac constellation Virgo, the Maiden or...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 9, 2023 | NightSky
Looking due east at 7:00 this evening, Leo the Lion climbs above the horizon, with the Twins of Gemini much higher. About halfway between them, search for a faint sprinkling of stars, called the “Beehive”, a swarm of stars in the faint constellation Cancer, the...
