by FLEK Admin | Nov 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The first of two minor meteor showers is near its peak tonight, known as the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, to distinguish it from the Northern Taurids next week. This meteor shower remains active from late September through early December, tossing 5 to 10...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today the Full Moon rises at 4:18 PM. November’s Full Moon is known as the “Beaver” Moon. It gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of the northeast, though its meaning is uncertain. It could be the time of trapping beavers for their furs for the winter...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As twilight arrives, the nearly-Full Moon rises in the east-northeast, becoming Full early tomorrow morning, directly opposite the Sun. Like most Full Moons, this one passes just outside the Earth’s shadow, which means there won’t be a Lunar...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tomorrow morning, briefly visible and quite low in the east-southeast, the planet Venus appears to have a companion, the star Spica located to the right, and a bit higher than Venus. The two are heading in opposite directions, with Spica rising earlier each...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 2, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Standard Time has returned, but what does that mean? The idea of a “standard” time, and time zones, replaced the Sun as the method for determining noon. Local noon is when the Sun is directly south, but when trains made long distance travel possible...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 1, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today marks the latest sunrise of the year. But wait, doesn’t that happen in December near the Winter Solstice? That would be true, except the date for changing from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time now occurs so late, that our sunrise is two minutes...
