by FLEK Admin | Apr 2, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The waning Gibbous Moon still appears Full to our human eyes, and gains a celestial companion this evening. The star Spica sits barely above the Moon as they rise near 8:30 this evening. Interestingly, the Moon’s orbit brings it by the same stars every 27...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 1, 2026 | NightSky
Today: This evening, almost exactly as the Sun sets, the Full “Pink” Moon rises in the east. The Moon is perfectly Full a few hours later, at 10:12 PM EDT. This Full Moon is known as the “Pink” Moon after the wild pink ground phlox, native to areas farther...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 1, 2026 | NightSky
Today: This evening, almost exactly as the Sun sets, the Full “Pink” Moon rises in the east. By 9:15 PM, you can glimpse the steely-blue star Spica, having risen below the Moon and to its left. The Moon will encounter Spica much more closely tomorrow...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 31, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As Leo the Lion continues to climb higher in the evening skies, March can also be said to “Go out like a lion.” Leo’s brightest star,Regulus, is more than half way above the southeast horizon at 8:30 PM EDT. Looking above and left of Regulus,...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 30, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The nearly Full Moon rises late today at around 5:30 PM. It won’t be until closer to 8 PM that the constellation Leo will emerge from the twilight, appearing above the Moon. Of the stars in Leo, Regulus is the brightest. The Moon and Leo will ride across...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 29, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The brightest object in the night sky is the Moon. It’s so bright that it’s fully visible in broad daylight, when it rises in the east-northeast at 3:45 PM. On the opposite side of the sky, in the west, will emerge the second-brightest object in the...
