by FLEK Admin | Aug 8, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Looking high in the east at 11 PM revels Cygnus the Swan, its tail marked by the bright star Deneb, which is also a member of the Summer Triangle. Cygnus will move almost overhead by midnight when, just to its south, you can see Aquila the Eagle, and its bright...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 7, 2026 | NightSky
Today: In this evening’s twilight, look to the west-southwest, and you’ll see a large, tall triangle. First dangling low on the horizon, and nearly due west, is Venus. Farther toward the southwest shines the bluish/white star Spica. Much higher in the west, and...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 6, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Very late this evening, near 11:45 PM, the Waning Crescent Moon climbs above the northeastern horizon. As the Moon ascends, take note of the patch of faint stars struggling to be seen just below our celestial neighbor, known as the Seven Sisters, or the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 5, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Andromeda Galaxy is the only distant galaxy we can see with our own eyes. In the next few nights look in the northeast, just below the Milky Way, and about one third of the way up from the horizon near 10:15 PM EDT. It appears as a small, oval smudge of...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 4, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Looking low above the southern horizon at 10 o’clock, the vapors of the Milky Way seem to steam upward, a nice connection to the teapot-shaped pattern, due south, the brighter stars of Sagittarius. Although imagined as a centaur with a bow and arrow, the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 3, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Late this evening, a waning Gibbous Moon adds it’s glow to the overnight skies, rising near 10:15 PM, and joined a half hour later by the distant ringed-world, Saturn. Although they appear close to each other, it is merely a momentary alignment. Saturn is...
