by FLEK Admin | May 28, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Very high in the north, nearly overhead, the seven stars of the Big Dipper, while close to the northern horizon, with a low and level view, you find the stars of the Queen, Cassiopeia, in the form of a “W”-shaped pattern. The Big Dipper and the...
by FLEK Admin | May 27, 2026 | NightSky
Today: You’ll need to pair of binoculars, but just after sunset, around 8:25 PM, you might be able to catch a fleeting glimpse of Mercury, as it sets in the northwest by 8:45. If you can glimpse it, you’ll notice a nice alignment stretching between it, Venus to...
by FLEK Admin | May 26, 2026 | NightSky
Today: A large, waxing Gibbous Moon pays a visit to the bluish-white beacon Spica as it emerges from the twilight in the south, between 8:45 and 9:00 this evening. They two will set in the west-southwest in the early morning, the Moon a few minutes before 3:00 AM, and...
by FLEK Admin | May 25, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Big Dipper is high overhead in May. The middle star of the three stars on the handle, Mizar, appears as a “double star”. The brighter star is joined by a fainter companion, Alcor, known to the Arabs as the “horse and rider”, and was...
by FLEK Admin | May 24, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The star Spica, due south at around 10 o’clock, will help guide you to the stars of Corvus, the Crow. Well to the lower right of Spica, look for an odd shaped “box” of stars. The lower left star is the tail of the Crow, while the three other stars form...
by FLEK Admin | May 23, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Memorial Day weekend serves as an unofficial kick-off to summer, and the stars are doing their part. One of summer’s quintessential constellations is Scorpio, the Scorpion. The star Antares, regarded as the heart of the Scorpion, is rising in the twilight,...
