by FLEK Admin | Aug 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The brightening Gibbous Moon overwhelms more and more of the fainter stars, but turning your gaze to the north reveals two patterns that can compete with the Moon’s glow – the Big Dipper, and Cassiopeia, the Queen. The more familiar Big Dipper...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The star Arcturus appears around 9:00 PM, as twilight gives way to darker skies, seen about half way up in the west. It is due west at 10:30 and sets near 1:00 AM. This star owes its status as the brightest star in the summer skies because it is relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Moon is just past its First Quarter as it nuzzles up close to the reddish star Antares, the “heart” of the Scorpion, low in the south-southwest as twilight gives way to darkness from 8:45 PM to 9 PM. The pair slide lower into the southwest,...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 2, 2025 | NightSky
Today: If you’re up and around during the predawn hours tomorrow, you’ll note Jupiter above the horizon in the east-northeast, seemingly joining the Gemini Twins at the hip. Above and to the right appears the brighter Venus. The two will draw closer in the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 1, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The month starts off with the Moon reaching its first quarter phase. This is a temporal marker, and is concurrent with the geometrical half moon. When the moon a quarter of the way through its 29.53-day cycle, it appears as half-illuminated. The second quarter...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 31, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Late July offers a view of the W-shaped pattern of stars climbing into the northeast, about one third of the way up this evening, forming the basis of the throne for the Queen, Cassiopeia. It is tipped on its back during the summer, gradually climbing higher...
