by FLEK Admin | Aug 20, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Moon is just one day past its First Quarter tonight, as it nuzzles up close to the reddish star Antares, the “heart” of the Scorpion, low in the south-southwest as twilight gives way to darkness from 8:45 PM to 9 PM. The pair will slide lower...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Half Moon will hang above horizon in the west-southwest at 8:45 PM. To its left you will find the red star Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. Antares is known as the “heart” of the Scorpion. Note the S-shape of the constellation, a...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 18, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Saturn is now rising as twilight give way to the dark of night, at 9:45 in the east, and slides higher into the east-southeast, one quarter of the way into the heavens by 2:00 AM tomorrow morning, due southeast. Saturn’s great distance means it takes...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 17, 2026 | NightSky
Today: A low, level view to the southwest shows that the Crescent Moon is now to Spica’s left, The two will intially separate further, and won’t rendezvous again until the predawn hours in November and December. Spica is one of four bright stars the Moon...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Flanked to its upper-left by Spica, and to its right by Venus, a waxing Crescent Moon slides low above the horizon in the west-southwest this evening, with the tips of its horns nearly vertical. It thus appears that the Moon cannot “hold water”, and...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: This evening the moon will sink in the west-southwest, and will remain just above the horizon at 8:50 PM. Prior to this, the gathering dusk will reveal the so-called Evening Star, Venus, hovering slightly above the Moon, into its left. The two are overseen by a...
