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...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 5, 2023 | NightSky
Today: With the waning Moon not rising until 10:30 this evening, we’ve got an hour between 9:30 and 10:30 to look to the top of the sky for the head of an old, classic constellation, Draco, the Dragon. His two eyes sparkle as modestly bright stars, then his neck...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 4, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Low in the failing western twilight between 8:15 and 8:30 PM, you will find the bright, bluish-white star Spica nearing the end of its viewing for the year. Although Spica ranks just outside the top-ten brightest stars, at 250 light years away, actually...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 3, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The bright star Capella is rarely out of view, located 43 degrees from the North Star. What this means is that it always remains above the horizon, at its very lowest at 9:15 this evening as twilight dims. It slowly rises through the evening, sliding into the...
