by FLEK Admin | Oct 10, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Capella, the fourth brightest star in the northern skies, appears low in the north-northeast by 8:30 PM, climbing to one quarter of the way up, in the northeast, by 9:30 PM. The Moon, now 3 days past Full, shines brightly as it rises near the same time, but...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 9, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tonight’s waning gibbous moon is still nearly full, so its glare largely overwhelms the Pleiades, which appears along the lower left edge of the Moon. The Pleiades will probably require binoculars for all but the most eagle-eyed, in order to be visible. A...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 8, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Draconid Meteor Shower peaks this evening, although the bright, nearly Full Moon, hampers our view of this minor meteor shower, most years producing fewer than 10 per hour. Occasional bursts hundreds per hour have occurred when their parent comet,...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 7, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The bright, bluish-white star Vega is due west and very high at 8:30 PM EDT. Vega is one of the nearer stars to us, at a distance of 26 light years. This young star is tinted blue because it is very hot, converting its hydrogen to helium at a much faster rate...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Moon reaches Full tonight, and being the Full Moon closest to the Equinox, it is called the Full “Harvest” Moon. Its name likely extends back before written accounts, related to the time of year, but also the fact that this Full Moon rises close to the same...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Nearly full, the Moon will rise due east at around 5:40 this evening, able to muscle its way through the sun’s glare. By 7 o’clock, the sun’s glare nearly gone, Saturn will emerge and become visible just below the Moon. This is the closest the...
