by FLEK Admin | Feb 3, 2023 | NightSky
If Comet ZTF is visible, you’ll find it very high in the north, half way between the brilliant star Capella near the top of the sky, and the line the runs from the outer edge of the Big Dipper back to Polaris, the North Star. Binoculars will help, revealing a...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 2, 2023 | NightSky
Ground Hog Day may appear to have nothing to do with the sky, but in fact, the date marks the traditional half-way point from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox. The groundhog’s fellow rodent, Lepus the Hare, is just below the feet of Orion, due south near 8:40...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 1, 2023 | NightSky
Early tomorrow morning, well before any groundhog wakes up, your last chance to see Mercury in the morning twilight challenges you from 6:20 to 6:30 AM, one hand-width above a low, level southeast horizon. It will climb higher, but become lost in the Sun’s...
