by FLEK Admin | Sep 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Even with calendar Summer now behind us, the constellation Orion barely broaches the eastern horizon by 11:00 PM. But within a month this will happen two hours earlier, as Orion re-emerges to become a central constellation in the Winter sky, and by the first of...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Rising in the east-northeast at around 7:45 PM is the bright star Capella, principle star of the constellation Auriga, The Charioteer. Capella is the third brightest star that appears in the northern hemisphere. But it only appears as a single star. It really...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 24, 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 lying on its back with the legs toward your right. Thursday: Rising in the...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: If you look straight up at 9:45 PM this evening, within the gossamer light of the Milky Way shines the star Deneb, the least bright of the trio of stars forming the Summer Triangle. In spite of its comparative brightness, it actually reigns as a stellar...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The dark skies near the New Moon are always rewarding for the faint stars now exposed. Yet, despite their lack of luster, these lesser components are by far the most numerous. Consider that on a dark, clear night you can see up to 2000 stars, yet only 35 are as...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today is Autumnal Equinox. At 2:19 PM EDT, the sun crosses the equator, introducing Autumn to those of us in the northern hemisphere. The days will continue to shorten, but at an ever decreasing rate, until we reach the Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM EST, on...
