by FLEK Admin | Apr 28, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As the bright winter stars of Orion retire in the west, two lonely bright stars rise toward their summer prominence in the skies in the east. Looking high in the northeast to find the Big Dipper, and follow the “arc” of its handle lower and to the right,...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 27, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now very low in the western skies, by the end of twilight, his feet along the horizon by 9:00 PM, with his belt only visible with a perfect view to the west and southwest. Orion’s stars are among the brightest in the sky because they are part of our...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 26, 2026 | NightSky
Today: By 9:00 PM the constellation Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown, rises into the east-northeast, one third of the way from the lower left of Arcturus, and to the upper right of Vega, just rising in the northeast. Its middle star, alternatively named Alpheca or,...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 25, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Tonight Leo catches up to the Moon. So much so, in fact, that Regulus will briefly disappear behind the Moon in much of the continental U.S. But such an occultation will be a near miss for those of us in New England. Regulus will pass just barely over the top...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 24, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The now Gibbous Moon presides over a more tightly knit collection of bright objects in the west, by around 9:15 PM. Jupiter, forming a triangle with Pollux and Castor, heads of the Gemini Twins, jis wice as high as the sinking Orion in the west. To the left of...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 23, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The First Quarter Moon starts its monthly appearance high in the south at 7:00 PM, while a little daylight lingers. Two hours later the Moon has shifted slightly lower into the southwest. In the last hint of dusk, stars and planets have appeared, showing the...
