by FLEK Admin | Jan 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Take a look below the feet of Orion, where a relative unknown constellation appears – Lepus, the Hare. At 9:15 PM, when Orion and the Hare are due south, look below Orion’s feet for the face of Lepus, looking to the left, with faint, tallish ears...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Just as the clocks chime midnight, the waning Crescent Moon rises in the Last Quarter Moon rises just below one of the brighter stars we see, Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, the Virgin. The pair edge up to one quarter of the way above the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking overhead at 9:05 PM this evening, you’ll find the fourth brightest star we can see from our northern latitudes, the outstanding Capella. Below Capella, Orion is unmistakable, while the red star Aldebaran sparkles to Orion’s right, and to the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 18, 2025 | NightSky
Today: For the next few nights, an excellent planetary encounter – a conjunction – graces the southwestern skies, featuring the dazzling Venus, and the iconic Saturn. Saturn begins to the lower left of Venus, and through the next four nights remains about...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 17, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Twins have temporarily become triplets in the eastern skies. The Twins refer to the “twin” stars of Castor and Pollux, representing the mythical twin brothers known as the constellation Gemini. To their lower right shines Mars, in line with them...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: While Mars remains a celestial show-piece in the eastern skies, a little later this evening we’ll see another pairing that’s worthy of mention. Once Mars is nearly halfway up, due east at 8 o’clock, watching the rising waning Gibbous Moon...
