by FLEK Admin | Nov 16, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Big Dipper runs as low as it gets along the northern horizon. At 6:20 PM EST, the right edge of the “bowl” of the Dipper is exactly above north. Follow the line formed by these two stars, the “pointer stars”, and they will guide you...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 15, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Today the Full Moon rises at 4:28 PM. November’s Full Moon is known as the “Beaver” Moon. It gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of the northeast, though its meaning is uncertain. It could be the time of trapping beavers for their furs for the winter...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 14, 2024 | NightSky
Today: As twilight arrives, the nearly-Full Moon rises in the east-northeast, becoming Full early tomorrow morning, directly opposite the Sun. Like most Full Moons, this one passes just outside the Earth’s shadow, which means there won’t be a Lunar...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 13, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The mid-winter stars rise earlier each evening, as the Earth makes its appointed journey around the Sun. By 9 o’clock, the familiar stars of Orion are in the east, and are joined by the bright star Procyon, just rising at 9:00 PM EST. This is the dominant...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 12, 2024 | NightSky
Today: This month’s second minor meteor shower finds its peak activity over the next few nights, though, like the southern Taurid Meteor Shower early last week, the Northern Taurids tonight are a long-lasting shower, active through October into December. The...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 11, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The early arrivals of winter’s bright stars are found in the east. Look in the east-northeast at 8:15 to find the twins stars of Gemini easing up into the sky. Castor leads the way, followed by his brother Pollux. This year they play host to our rusty red...
