by FLEK Admin | Feb 5, 2023 | NightSky
The Full “Snow” Moon rises almost exactly at sunset near 5 o’clock this evening, in the east-northeast, and tracks high across the skies all night long tonight. This Full Moon also goes by the name The Hunger Moon, the Trapper’s Moon, and for...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 4, 2023 | NightSky
Brilliant moonlight will hamper stargazers this evening, but the trio of bright stars marking Orion’s Belt should be easy to spot, due south in the evenings near 8:30 PM. The star on the left, Alnitak, is actually a triplet of stars, the two primary stars...
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...
