by FLEK Admin | Jun 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today is St. John’s Day – Midsummer’s Day in ancient traditions. One of the features of the summer skies is a trio of bright stars known as the Summer Triangle. Look in the east after 10 o’clock, where the brightest and highest of the three stars, Vega,...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: With Summer now officially underway, look for Leo the Lion, lowering into the west as he takes his curtain call for the season. His bright star, Regulus, due west at 10 o’clock, was associated with the Summer Solstice over 5000 years ago, when the Sun...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Early risers tomorrow will find an even thinner Crescent Moon joining Venus, well to the left of the planetary beacon, but also just left of the returning collection of stars known as the Seven Sisters. They will be quite low at 3:45 AM, just as the first hints...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In the wee hours tomorrow morning, the waning Crescent Moon will be rising in the east-northeast at around 2:15, followed by its planetary companion 45 minutes later, to the lower right of the Moon, the brightly shining Venus. That will give them an hour to...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today is the Summer Solstice, which occurs officially 10:42 PM EDT. At Montpelier the sun rises at 5:06 AM and sets at 8:37, the resulting 15 hours and 31 minutes of daylight making this the longest day of the day year. The transition into shortening days is...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: This time around, night owls can catch the Moon rising in the east-southeast at around two o’clock tomorrow morning. On the Moon’s right flank will be Saturn. The two will remain in lockstep as they rise into southeast. The crescent moon will resist the...
