by FLEK Admin | May 20, 2026 | NightSky
Today: On this date in 1910, Halley’s Comet came closest to Earth, the Earth having passed through the comet’s tail the day before, an event that spawned any number of reactions, from taking “Comet Pills” to ward off the noxious vapors, to...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Crescent Moon returns to the Gemini Twins this evening, with the dimming twilight making the Twins visible by around 9:30. This is similar to April but tonight the Moon appears under to arm of Pollux the leftmost of the Twins, although this might be...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The bare sliver of a Crescent Moon will be lowering in the west as the evening twilight sets in. Just left of the Moon, between it and the feet of the Gemini Twins, will appear Venus, blazing in its bright yellow. The fading dusk will reveal Venus between 8:30...
by FLEK Admin | May 17, 2026 | NightSky
Today: One of the summer’s brightest stars, Antares, crests due south near 1:40 AM, marking the “heart” of the Scorpion, but also leading the Milky Way back up into the eastern skies. Look to the left of Antares, where the band of faint light...
by FLEK Admin | May 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As the Moon reaches its New phase, permitting dark evening skies, it’s a good time to locate the famous but rather faint constellation, Hercules. Looking due east around 11:10 PM, and on a line between Arcturus high in the southeast and Vega in the east,...
by FLEK Admin | May 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Between the brightest star in the skies this evening, Arcturus, high in the south at 11:30 PM, and the second brightest, Vega, slightly lower in the east, the faint stars of Hercules offer a challenge to view. Many people look for the bowtie pattern, one third...
