by FLEK Admin | Jul 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tonight’s New Moon means there’s no moonlight in the south to sully the view of the red star Antares, the star appearing about a third of the way up in the south, by 9:30. If you look much higher and to the southwest, Arcturus appears; also much...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Look high in the northwest, as the sun sets. Again as if hanging by its handle, the Big Dipper hangs in the sky. Focus on the arcing shape of the Big Dipper’s handle. Now imagine a continuation of it, and that longer arc will lead you to the star...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: At 10:15 this evening, the Scorpion’s tail is due south, extremely low above the horizon, yet even so, at its best viewing of the year. As the tail curls up to the left, the star on the end is called Shaula, from the Arabic meaning either “stinger” or...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Big Dipper, found dangling by its handle in the northwest, is known by a number of other names. In England, as well as parts of eastern Europe, it is called the Plough, lowering into the north each fall to till in the crops, as well as a cart or wagon...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: On this day in 1969, millions of people on the Earth watched as one man, Neil Armstrong, became the first person to visit the Moon. Tonight the Moon won’t rise until after midnight, doing so in the east-northeast at around 1:50 AM, and somewhat surrounded...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: At around 1:00 AM, the Moon will rise within the heart of Taurus, The Bull. As the morning twilight gathers, those of us in the eastern United States will be tantalized by a close encounter between the Moon and the Pleiades. At around 5:00 AM the Moon will...
