by FLEK Admin | Nov 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In late fall, one of the Big Dipper’s tricks becomes problematic. By visualizing the arcing stars in the Dipper’s handle, and extending that arc outward, the maxim says you can “arc to Arcturus.” But evenings now have the Dipper very low in the north, and...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: A 6 PM, look for Saturn about halfway up in the southeast, continuing across the southern sky the first half of the night, and setting in the west around 1 AM. Saturn will be quite noticeable, as it will be relatively far-removed from other bright objects, the...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: At 9 PM, the Summer Triangle still shines, involving two stars that are closer to the horizon: Altair in the west, and Vega in the northwest; higher and in between is Deneb. A simultaneous triangle appears in the east-southeast, with Aldebaran the higher in the...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 18, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Just past 8 PM, three stars will rise in the eastern sky, appearing close together and vertically aligned, to comprise Orion’s belt. These stars are much less bright than Orion’s brightest, those being Orion and Betelgeuse. But the close alignment of the belt...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 17, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Early risers tomorrow morning can look for the bright and blueish-white star Spica to rise in the east-southeast at 4:00 AM. Also rising in the east-southeast, about an hour later, will be the waning sliver of a crescent Moon. Following in the same line,...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: November’s Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight, but you’ll need to stay up late to see the peak, which will occur around 1:00 AM. The Leonid shower is so-called because its shooting stars give the impression of shooting outward from the constellation...
