by FLEK Admin | Jan 20, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Orion, easily seen even on a moonlit night, displays some if his fainter features near the dark of the Moon. Below Orion’s three bright “belt stars” dangles a sword. Follow the line of his belt to the upper right, where a modest curved line of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: In the east-southeast appears the commonly defined Winter Triangle of stars, composed of Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse. But the presence of the transient Jupiter lets us use Betelgeuse to form additional triangles, one connecting it with Procyon and Saturn,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 18, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Sometimes on an especially clear (and probably very cold) winter’s night, you can discern the the Milky Way. Tonight, with the the help of the New Moon, you can look toward the northwest at around 8:45 PM, and you might discern the “River of Light” in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 17, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Milky Way Galaxy is a fine sight, but it is not the only galaxy – or large group of stars and star systems – we can see. At 6:30 PM this evening, looking due west, more than two-thirds of the way up from the horizon, another galaxy can be seen...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: In the evenings at 7:00 PM, look high in the southeast, to see a group of stars called the Seven Sisters, which are located well above and a little right of Aldebaran, with Taurus. Since these starts are faint, it helps to look slightly away from them and they...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Big Dipper is beginning to rise into the northeast. The two stars on the end of the “bowl” of the Dipper, known as the “pointer stars”, can serve to form a line, extending to the left where they guide you to Polaris, the North Star....
