by FLEK Admin | Nov 21, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Near 8 o’clock this evening, as the Big Dipper scrapes the hills and trees along the northern horizon, look half way up in the north to find the North Star. Now continue, about the same distance to the top of the sky, where an upside-down w-shaped pattern...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 20, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Late this evening, the waning Gibbous Moon, one day from its Last Quarter, works its way above the east-northeast horizon in the company of Mars to its upper right, somewhat subdued by the Moon’s glare. You’ll find the pair one third of the way up,...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 19, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Vega, the brightest evening star, starts this night high in the west at 7 o’clock, and takes its time lowering through the northwest all evening, not setting until 2 o’clock tomorrow morning. Vega is bright, in part, because it is one of the closer...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 18, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Waning Gibbous Moon rises a little before 7 o’clock in the east-northeast, placed near the feet of Gemini, the Twins. Their heads climb above the horizon about an hour later. As one more hour goes by, the planet Mars makes its appearance, creating an...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 17, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Tonight, the Leonid Meteor Shower peaks, at a rate of 10 to 15 meteors per hour, under ideal viewing. But tonight will be be non-ideal, because of the interfering light from moon, which will be 94% full. As the Gibbous Moon wanes, additional a few outbursts are...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 16, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Big Dipper runs as low as it gets along the northern horizon. At 6:20 PM EST, the right edge of the “bowl” of the Dipper is exactly above north. Follow the line formed by these two stars, the “pointer stars”, and they will guide you...
