by FLEK Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | NightSky
Today: After crossing the sky this afternoon, the waxing crescent Moon will lower in the west this evening. As the light from the sunset dims, an object will appear below to the left of the Moon. Of a subtle yellow, the is the planet Saturn, which is 99.9 percent...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 18, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The planet Mercury presents a challenge to see, even when it’s at its best. Tonight, though, the slender Crescent Moon acts as an excellent guide to our elusive, inner-most planet. With the twilight ebbing between 5:45 and 6 o’clock, look low in the...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 17, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Tonight’s New Moon will facilitate the detection the most distant object human eyes can see, the Andromeda galaxy, a faint smudge of light, one half of the way above the west-northwest horizon, as twilight ends after 7:00 PM. It appears at the hip of the...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Milky Way is showing off in the dark, moonless evening skies, arching from southeast and into the south, climbing above Orion and nearly overhead. It then shimmers down toward the northwestern horizon. During March, the Milky Way, and Orion, ease lower into...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Looking due east at 7:10 this evening, Leo the Lion begins to climb above the horizon, with the Twins of Gemini much higher. About halfway between them, and halfway up from the horizon, search for a faint sprinkling of stars, called the “Beehive”, a swarm of...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 14, 2026 | NightSky
Today: By 9:00 PM this evening, the “twin” stars of Gemini appear quite high in the southeast, two-thirds of the way up from the horizon, and ride very high across the southern skies. Pollux, a bit brighter and on the lower left, and Castor, on the upper...
