by FLEK Admin | Apr 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: A good view to the north gives a terrific chance to see the Queen Cassiopeia’s chair or throne lowering toward the northern horizon. She is facing to the right, looking at her husband, King Cepheus. In six months, her throne will be high above, but upside-down....
by FLEK Admin | Apr 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: With a clear view of the eastern horizon, you can view a chalenging, yet eye-catching return of the planet Venus, having spent the winter in the evening skies, and now begins an early morning display through the summer and early fall. Adding to this brief view...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now very low in the western skies, by the end of twilight, his feet along the horizon by 9:00 PM, with his belt only visible with a perfect view to the west and southwest. Orion’s stars are among the brightest in the sky because they are relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: For reasons that scientists don’t yet understand, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” are seen more frequently in April. The Sun, unusually quiet over the past few years, now shows a significant increase in sunspots and other solar activity, improving our...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tonight comes the expected peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Look to the northeast around 10 PM. To the right of the bright star Vega, the Lyrids will be concentrated between the constellations Lyra and Hercules, and will lift high in the eastern sky. An average...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The steely blue star rising in the north-northeast, low but due northeast at 9:45 PM, is Vega, from the German “Wega”, and from the Arabic “Al Wika”, the “swooping or diving eagle”. In modern times it is the brightest star in...
