by FLEK Admin | Jun 18, 2025 | NightSky
Today: With the Summer Solstice but two days hence, you might think that the Sun will come directly overhead. It’s true that the Sun reaches its highest point at our latitude on the Summer Solstice, when it will be just shy of 70 degrees above the southern horizon...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 17, 2025 | NightSky
Today: All night, every night, the North Star is right where it always is – half way up, due north. Many are surprised that the North Star is not the brightest star in the heavens. Rather than its brightness, Polaris’s location directly above the Earth’s...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As viewable at sunset, and slightly to left of due west, Regulus has drawn extremely close to Mars, appearing to the lower left of Mars, the separated by less 1 degree. Tomorrow the position of Regulus will have shifted to the lower right of Mars, but by a...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 15, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Though named for a famous hero, the constellation Hercules is a challenge. A clear evening this month will find its “keystone” or “bow-tie” shape directly between the bright star Vega, two thirds of the way up in the sky in the east near midnight, and brilliant...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 14, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Facing northwest this evening, you can view the Big Dipper, or its more fleshed-out constellation version, Ursa Major, which appears to be diving toward the horizon. It’s trajectory will flatten out through the night, seemingly coming to rest along the northern...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 13, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The earliest sunrises of the year take place this week, before the longest days of the year. The Earth is farther from the Sun in June, causing it to orbit a little slower. However, it still spins on its axis at the same speed. That means it turns and faces the...
