by FLEK Admin | Nov 6, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Along with the trees now barren of leaves, and occasional early skimmings of snow, early November welcomes a classic object into the late Autumn skies. More than one third of the way up from the eastern horizon, you’ll catch a smudge or cluster of stars,...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 5, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The first of two minor meteor showers peaks tonight, known as the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, to distinguish it from the Northern Taurids next weekend. This meteor shower remains active from late September through early December, tossing 5 to 10 meteors per...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 4, 2024 | NightSky
Today: As darkness grows along the southwestern horizon, between 6:00 and 6:30 PM, the crescent moon will dip toward the horizon, its slender curve beneath the brilliant planet Venus, slowly emerging from the twilight. Venus follows the moon in its descent, setting...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 3, 2024 | NightSky
3 – Standard Time has returned, but what does that mean? The idea of a “standard” time, and time zones, replaced the Sun as the method for determining noon. Local noon is when the Sun is directly south, but when trains made long distance travel...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 2, 2024 | NightSky
2 – Today marks the latest sunrise of the year. But wait, doesn’t that happen in December near the Winter Solstice? That would be true, except the date for changing from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time now occurs so late, that our sunrise is ten...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 1, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Near the zenith – the very top of the sky – at 9:00 PM this evening is one of the treasures of the deep sky. A dark location and clear skies will reveal the Andromeda Galaxy, the most distant object the human eye can see without the help of...
