by FLEK Admin | Oct 27, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In the last glow of twilight, a growing Crescent Moon rides low over the southern horizon, but not alone, as the Moon nestles squarely within Sagittarius. Below and to the right, the reddish Antares can be seem briefly before it dips below the horizon. Also...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Arcturus, the brightest star in the evening skies, still close to due west, appears less than one quarter of the way up as twilight ends, setting earlier each evening, and heads below the west-northwest horizon at 8:00 PM EDT. Arcturus owes its brilliance to...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Directly overhead this evening at 7:10 PM is Deneb, the tail of the Swan, or the top of the Northern Cross. Although Deneb appears as the faintest star of the Summer Triangle, it is by far the most powerful. While Vega shines 40 times brighter than our Sun, and...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the Crescent Moon lowers toward the horizon at sundown, it will share the moniker “Heart of the Scorpion” with the star that always holds that title, that star being the reddish giant Antares. Compared to the relatively close proximity of the Moon, Antares...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: If starting with a glance to the northwest around sunset, the progression of the evening will feature Ursa Major, the Big Bear, appearing to dive toward the northern horizon, and then lifting back away from the horizon after midnight. It will circle around Ursa...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking in the east as midnight approaches, the skies hosts a trio of vertically-aligned stars. To the right – or to the south – of east, you’ll find the familiar trio marking the belt of Orion. From top to bottom, the stars are named Mintaka, Alnilam, and...
