by FLEK Admin | Nov 27, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Between 5:30 and 6 PM, look about halfway up in the northeastern sky. Here lies a constellation within which Perseus hold he head of the Medusa in his left hand; in the Medusa’s right eye shines the binary star Algol, “The Ghoul”. Between 7:44...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: For tomorrow’s Thanksgiving holiday, we celebrate the harvest and the riches of the soil. A along the northern horizon a low and level view show will show the Big Dipper. In the British Isles, it is imagined as a plough, with the bowl of the Dipper...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Later this evening in the northwestern skies, the constellation Cygnus, the Swan is low in the northwest about 9:45 PM. It is also called the Northern Cross, in part a reference to the Southern Cross – a bright constellation seen only from the tropics...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: By 5:45 PM, and high in the southwest flies Aquila, The Eagle, its feathers and quills headed up by its brightest and highest star, Altair. Even higher, slightly toward the west but nearly overhead, it another feathered friend, Cygnus, The Swan; it’s head is...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: At sunset, the Crescent Moon will appear, nearly due south. The Moon is within the handle of the Teapot in Sagittarius, just barely visible above the southwest horizong by 5:30 PM. Sagittarius is finishing its annual display, settling below the horizon, just as...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Low in the north once the sun sets, the Big Dipper can be expanded to form the constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Bear. The Dipper constitutes the Bear’s hind quarters and tail, while expanding to the right forms the chest, head and front legs. The...
