by FLEK Admin | Apr 14, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The northern sky this evening contains none of the brightest stars. Its centerpiece Polaris appears prominent, mainly due to the lack of brighter stars. To see a bright star farther west, you need to look far afield before glimpsing Capella, about a third of...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 13, 2026 | NightSky
Today: A good view to the north gives a terrific chance to see the Queen Cassiopeia’s chair or throne lowering toward the northern horizon. She is facing to the right, looking at her husband, King Cepheus. In six months, her throne will be high above, but upside-down....
by FLEK Admin | Apr 12, 2026 | NightSky
Today: To the left of Orion’s belt, the brilliant star in the southwest is Sirius, known as the Dog Star, and the brightest star in the sky. As it lowers closer to the horizon, notice that as it twinkles, it flashes many colors. Its light is bending on its way...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 11, 2026 | NightSky
Today: For reasons that scientists don’t yet understand, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” are seen more frequently in April. The Sun, which appears to have reached its 11 year maximum in late 2024 or early 2025, will remain active for at least another year or...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 10, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Rising in the east-southeast as twilight yields to darkness between 8:15 and 8:30, a steely-blue star rises in the east-southeast, the brightest star in Virgo, the Virgin, Spica. One way to find it is to follow the “arc” of the Big Dipper’s...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 9, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The northwestern skies in the evenings are home to Capella, the Goat Star. In mythology this is the nurse goat for the great Jupiter, and was rewarded with a place in the heavens. It is half way up from the horizon in the west-northwest at 9:00 PM, well below...
