by FLEK Admin | Sep 12, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Slightly before 10 PM, the Waning Gibbous Moon will rise in the northeast. Slightly above and to the right of the Moon appears the Pleiades, the cluster of starts also known as the Seven Sisters. The Moon and the Pleiades will then rise high in the eastern sky...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 11, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Low in the south as darkness is complete near 8:45 PM, sits the constellation Sagittarius, the Centaur, and more specifically, within this pattern, a figure known as the “teapot”. Its triangular lid sits atop the teapot, with a handle on the left, and a spout...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Cassiopeia, the Queen, is a w-shaped constellation in the north-northeast this evening. The picture of the Queen is often one of her sitting on her throne, this time of year laying on its back with the legs toward your right. Thursday: Low in the south as...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 9, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the Big Dipper rides low in the northwest, consider the tale from the Native American people, the Haudenosaunee (known previously as the Iroquois). This bear (the “bowl” of the Dipper) is being hunted by three hunters (the three stars of the...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 8, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the sun sets this evening at around 7:45 PM, the Waxing Gibbous Moon, still nearly full, will rise in the east. By 8:30, the Moon will be low in the east-southeast, and the gathering darkness will allow the pale yellow Saturn to again appear near the Moon,...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 7, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Moon is Full each month as it reaches a position exactly opposite the Sun, so tonight’s Full “Corn” Moon rises as the Sun sets, and then sets as the Sun rises tomorrow morning. This connects with the Moon’s companion tonight, rising...
