by FLEK Admin | Aug 11, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Our evening skies will be dark, inviting a fist look for the Perseid Meteor Shower, which extends from tonight through the 14th, peaking on the night if the 12th into the 13th. You might see some “non”-Perseid meteors as well, thanks to the tail end...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 10, 2023 | NightSky
Today: One of the curious features in the Milky Way, next to the star Deneb, the least bright star in the Summer Triangle, is a patch of dark sky, known as the Northern Coal Sack. It is not an absence of stars, but rather a thick cloud of gas and dust blocking the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 9, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The dark, moonless evenings feature the brightest section of the Milky Way due south near 10:00 PM. We are viewing into the heart of our galaxy, where the density of stars is estimated to be up to one million times more dense than our skies, 25 thousand light...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 8, 2023 | NightSky
Today: As the clock strikes midnight, waning Moon climbs into the east-northeast, well left of its companion last night, Jupiter. As the Moon climbs higher in the hours after midnight, take note of the patch of faint stars to its left, known as the Seven Sisters, or...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 7, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Just before midnight in the east-northeast, the Last Quarter Moon rises in the company of the giant planet Jupiter, placing the pair high in the southeast for early risers between 4:30 and 5:00 AM, just as twilight blushes along the eastern horizon....
by FLEK Admin | Aug 6, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Cassiopeia, the Queen, is a w-shaped constellation in the north-northeast this evening. The picture of the Queen is often one of her sitting on her throne, this time of year laying on its back with the legs toward your right. Monday: Just before midnight in the...
