by FLEK Admin | Oct 29, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Looking in the east as midnight approaches, the skies host two trios of vertically-aligned stars. To the right or south of east, a familiar trio marks the belt of Orion, rising a little earlier each evening. Meanwhile a temporary trio shines to the left of...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 28, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Cresting due south this evening at 9:15 PM, Saturn is easy to locate, one third of the way up. Then, turn your gaze lower, also due south, where a rather bright, but rarely noticed star makes its best evening appearance of the year. Known to astronomers as...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 27, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Guess who’s rising before midnight? The Winter champion Orion lifts into the east and southeast for night owls, tracking to due south near 4 o’clock tomorrow morning, and then heads into the southwest just as twilight begins, near 6 o’clock....
by FLEK Admin | Oct 26, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Lowering into the west-northwest this evening, the pale orange star Arcturus, sets near 8:15 PM EDT. However, our second brightest star is not done. Early tomorrow morning, Arcturus climbs back into the east-northeast starting at 5:25, though much easier to...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 25, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Night owls at 3:30 tomorrow morning will see a waning Crescent Moon due east, accompanied by the royal star Regulus, the “heart” of Leo, the Lion. If that’s too early, they climb higher into the southeast, about two thirds of the way up from...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2024 | NightSky
Today: From now through the weekend, Venus shares its corner of the heavens with a star making its last appearances of the year, the “heart” of the Scorpion, Antares. You’ll need a low, level view to the southwest, and maybe a pair of binoculars or a...