by FLEK Admin | Mar 28, 2026 | NightSky
Today: High in the south this evening are two “twin” stars, the Twins of Gemini. The stars of Gemini are the location where the planet Uranus was discovered in March of 1781 by Sir William Herschel. Uranus was last in Gemini between 1950 and 1956. Its 84 year...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 27, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Like Arcturus rising in the east, another lonely denizen of its sector of the sky is Polaris, the North Star. It appears prominent in the north because of its isolattion from any bright neighbors, but is only the 33rd brightest star in the northern celestial...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 26, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As has been shown in the past two nights’ entries, a look to the west-southwest at 9 PM reveals a whole host of bright objects, including the Moon, Jupiter, and 7 of the 12 brightest stars that shine within the northern celestial hemisphere. Turning around and...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 25, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Again high in the west at 9 PM, you’ll see the waxing gibbous Moon. Both it and nearby Jupiter appear to be “joined at the hip,” respectively, with the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux. Looking on from more of a distance are two bright stars: Capella, to the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 24, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The waxing gibbous Moon floats high in the west by 9 PM, and is surrounded, though at some distance, by some of the brighter lights in the night sky. Higher and the right is Capella; even higher and to the left is Jupiter; below and to the right is Betelgeuse,...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 23, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Looking west early this evening, the Moon appears almost half-full, just one day shy of its First Quarter. This larger, brighter view of our silvery neighbor makes it challenging to see the faint cluster of stars just below it. Patience, and perhaps a spotting...
