by FLEK Admin | Sep 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Moon rises about a half hour before sunset this evening, one day before it becomes exactly Full, the “Corn Moon” as this year’s September Moon is known. The Harvest Moon occurs closest to the Equinox, which this year is October 6th, though...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The brightest star in the Summer Triangle, Vega, appears nearly overhead as the last of the twilight fades near 7:40 PM. Vega’s brilliance is due, in part, to its location just 25 light years away, and because it is the fourth brightest star within 50...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Arcturus now settles lower in the west by dark. The second brightest star seen in the northern latitudes, Arcturus is due west at 8:00, and sets tonight in the northwest shortly after 11 o’clock. Its brightness is a combination of distance – relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: 0
by FLEK Admin | Sep 2, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Venus and Jupiter dazzled early risers in August, and will continue to do so into September, though they continue to move apart, with the Earth’s orbit shifting us for a better view of Jupiter, as it climbs higher, while Venus’s orbit starts...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 1, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The planet Mercury reaches the end of its reasonable viewing window, barely visible, and quite low in the east-southeast from 5:35 to 5:45, and likely requires a pair of binoculars to find it. Mercury’s swift orbit of 88 days brings it back into the...
