by FLEK Admin | Jan 6, 2026 | NightSky
Today: When watching the waning Gibbous Moon climb into the skies before 9 o’clock, you’ll see that the brightest star in Leo, the Lion, Regulus, leads the way, above the Moon, and a bit right. Leo is just entering into its best early evening viewing,...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 31, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As New Year’s Eve revelers welcome the start of 2026, the brightest star in the night skies is due south nea midnight, known as Sirius, or the Dog Star, the brightest star in Canis Major, the Great Dog. It won’t be hard to find, one-third of the way above...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 30, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Due east at 6:30 PM EST, two thirds up in the sky is the star Algol, which is Arabic for the “evil one”. Ancient people considered the star evil because it was not always the same brightness. Since stars were part of heaven and therefore perfect,...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 29, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tomorrow morning, from 6:15 to 6:45 AM, the morning twilight offers some fleeting glimpses before they all disappear with the rising Sun: The summer stars of Scorpius, the Scorpion return to the skies, first with his claws, and then a splendid encounter of the...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 28, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Harry Potter in the sky? Looking in the southeast after 7:15 this evening, we see the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, rising. It is known as the Dog Star, and in the Harry Potter books, his god-father Sirius turns into a dog. Likewise, Sirius’s sister is...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 27, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Look for the First Quarter Moon, a little more than half way above the horizon, due south at 6 o’clock this evening, which is the direction in which the First Quarter Moon always appears. Because the Moon is one “quarter” of the way through...
