by FLEK Admin | Sep 17, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Moon is Full each month as it reaches a position exactly opposite the Sun, so tonight’s Full “Harvest” Moon rises as the Sun sets, and then sets as the Sun rises tomorrow morning. The Moon’s light extended the hours of harvesting,...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 16, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Moon rises about a half hour before sunset this evening, one day before it becomes exactly Full, the “Harvest Moon” as it’s known. This is the first of three days in which the Moon appears full, and remains in the sky all night long. The...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 15, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Arcturus now settles lower in the west by dark. The second brightest star seen in the northern latitudes, Arcturus is due west at 8:00, and sets tonight in the northwest shortly after 11 o’clock. Its brightness is a combination of distance – relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 14, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Due west at 9:00 this evening, well above the bright star Arcturus, a semi-circle of stars, with a bright one in middle, forms the constellation Corona Borealis, or the Northern Crown. The middle, somewhat brighter star goes by the name Gemma, Latin for...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 13, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The waxing Gibbous Moon continues to grow larger and brighter in the evening skies, overwhelming the fainter stars, and leaving us to view the brighter stars, including those of the Summer Triangle. As the Moon crests due south at 9:00 PM, you’ll find the...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 12, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Looking due south this evening at 9:10 PM, almost two thirds of the way up from the horizon, the bottom star of the Summer Triangle, Altair, will help guide you to a tiny constellation inside the Triangle. Above Altair, a line of moderately bright stars forms...
