by FLEK Admin | Mar 24, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The waxing gibbous Moon floats high in the west by 9 PM, and is surrounded, though at some distance, by some of the brighter lights in the night sky. Higher and the right is Capella; even higher and to the left is Jupiter; below and to the right is Betelgeuse,...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 23, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Looking west early this evening, the Moon appears almost half-full, just one day shy of its First Quarter. This larger, brighter view of our silvery neighbor makes it challenging to see the faint cluster of stars just below it. Patience, and perhaps a spotting...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 22, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Spring brings a shortening of the nights that will continue until the Summer Solstice, on June 21st, making viewing less favorable for the evening winter constellations, such as Orion. This evening, Orion will appear a third of the way up in the southwest at...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 21, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Orion is an easy target, even on a moonlit night. Tonight, the lack of moonlight might give you an opportunity to see a fainter feature of our winter Giant. Look below his three belt stars, where a fainter line marks his sword. The very end of the sword is a...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 20, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Vernal or Spring Equinox marks the calendar arrival of Spring early this morning at 10:46 AM EDT, when the Sun is positioned directly above the Earth’s equator. Although the word equinox means “equal night”, the atmosphere bends the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The line of Orion’s Belt stars, extended to the right, points to the red star Aldebaran, the red eye of Taurus, the Bull. Aldebaran is 9th brightest star we can see, relatively nearby at a distance of 65 light years. It is a Red Giant star, more than 40 times...
