by FLEK Admin | Mar 18, 2026 | NightSky
Today: At 9:45 this evening, due south and two-thirds above the southern horizon, a tiny patch of starlight sits between the stars called the Twins of Gemini toward the south-southwest, and the bluish-white star marking the heart of Leo the Lion, Regulus. This faint,...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 17, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, sparkles in the south as twilight fades by 8:00 PM, sliding into the southwest through the course of the evening, one of the first stars out as twilight fades. Its brilliance is due, in part to its relative closeness, only...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As the star Arcturus climbs to one third of the way above the eastern horizon at 11:00 PM this, look for another brilliant star to return to the skies, the bluish-white Vega, just rising in the north-northeast. Vega appears on any clear night of the year, but...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now slipping slowly into the southwest, found about one third of the way up from the horizon around 9:30 PM EDT this evening. The bright star below his three belt stars, Rigel, remains distinct. A stellar powerhouse, Rigel generates 120,000 times more...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 14, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Ides of March meant the middle of March to the Romans, and specifically the night of the Full Moon, because their calendar was a lunar calendar. However, today’s standardized calendars are no longer lunar, and the state of the Moon tonight is a waning...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 13, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Following the line of Orion’s Belt stars to the right, the red star Aldebaran should easily catch your attention. Look more carefully at this region, and you will see a “V” shaped pattern of stars making the Bull’s face. This faint group is called the Hyades,...
