by FLEK Admin | Aug 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The dark, moonless evenings feature the brightest section of the Milky Way due south near 10:00 PM. We are viewing into the heart of our galaxy, where the density of stars is estimated to be up to one million times more dense than our skies, 25 thousand light...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking low above the southern horizon at 10 o’clock, the vapors of the Milky Way seem to steam upward, a nice connection to the teapot-shaped pattern, due south, the brighter stars of Sagittarius. Although imagined as a centaur with a bow and arrow, the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Receiving no competition from tonight’s New Moon, the Scorpion emerges from the twilight near 9:00 PM, near its best position of the year, with its tail curving down and left to the southern horizon, then curling back up to the stinger on the very end of...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The dark skies near the New Moon reveal the splendors of the Milky Way arched over the top of the sky. Directly overhead, notice there are lighter and darker patches of light within the star fields of the Milky Way. The stars are evenly distributed, but vast...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In this evening’s twilight, look to the west-southwest, and you’ll see a tall and nearly isosceles triangle. First dangling low on the horizon, and nearly due west, is Mars. Farther toward the southwest shines the bluish/white star Spica. Much higher in the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Low in the east-northeast, tomorrow morning holds a curious view for early risers. A thin Crescent Moon will rise above the horizon at around 4:15 AM. Twenty minutes later, the planet Mercury will do the same, appearing just below the moon. Their best view...
