by FLEK Admin | May 4, 2026 | NightSky
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by FLEK Admin | May 3, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Moon delays its rising until 10:30 PM, when it closely follows the orange-red star Antares into the southeastern skies. The Moon’s true motion toward the east is much slower than our daily rotation, so it does rise, though its separation from Antares...
by FLEK Admin | May 2, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Venus, the brightest nighttime object other than the Moon, continues to appear a little higher in the west as twilight fades. The other two brightest objects are Jupiter, much higher, and the star Sirius, lowering toward the southwest horizon. This trio forms...
by FLEK Admin | May 1, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Today is May Day, and is known in the Celtic tradition as Beltane, marking the traditional half-way point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. These mid-points of the seasons are called “cross-quarter days”, as they are exactly...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 30, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The waxing Gibbous Moon is just one day from being Full, known in May as the “Flower” Moon. This is a great time to see one of the Moon’s prominent craters, Tycho. Binoculars show it near the bottom as a hub for a series of lines radiating...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 29, 2026 | NightSky
Today: April 2nd was the last time the Moon had a close encounter with Spica. At that time the Moon was barely Past full. This time the Moon is nearly full, set to be full again on May 1st. This evening, it won’t be until around 8:30 that the twilight will dim...
