by FLEK Admin | Oct 26, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Lowering into the west-northwest this evening, the pale orange star Arcturus, sets near 8:15 PM EDT. However, our second brightest star is not done. Early tomorrow morning, Arcturus climbs back into the east-northeast starting at 5:25, though much easier to...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 25, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Night owls at 3:30 tomorrow morning will see a waning Crescent Moon due east, accompanied by the royal star Regulus, the “heart” of Leo, the Lion. If that’s too early, they climb higher into the southeast, about two thirds of the way up from...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2024 | NightSky
Today: From now through the weekend, Venus shares its corner of the heavens with a star making its last appearances of the year, the “heart” of the Scorpion, Antares. You’ll need a low, level view to the southwest, and maybe a pair of binoculars or a...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 23, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Ursa Major, better known as the Great Bear, is settling very low along the northern horizon during the evenings. The best known stars here are the Big Dipper, with the “bowl” of the Dipper part of the Bear’s body, and the “handle”...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 22, 2024 | NightSky
Today: A celestial “flash mob” rises in the east-northeast late this evening. The waning Moon, nearly at its Last Quarter, starts things off as it rises near 10 o’clock. It then invites the Twins of Gemini to join it, about an hour later, which gives...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 21, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Orionid Meteor Shower reaches its peak tonight, best seen in the hours after midnight. The fragments of rock are part of debris released by Halley’s Comet, producing some 10 to 20 meteors per hour. A First Quarter Moon settles toward the horizon,...
