by FLEK Admin | Apr 30, 2024 | NightSky
Today: April ends with a challenging farewell to Jupiter, dominating the evening skies through the winter, but now fading into the sunset, literally. You’ll have to find a low, level view to the west-northwest, and scan the horizon for a bright, subdued point of...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 29, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The northwestern skies in the evenings are home to Capella, the Goat Star. In mythology this is the nurse goat for the great Jupiter, and was rewarded with a place in the heavens. It shines brightly, one third of the way up from the horizon in the...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 28, 2024 | 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 27, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Facing north just after sunset, it might require an uncomfortable gaze to look nearly straight overhead, in order to see Ursa Major, “The Great Bear,” which appears to be hanging upside down. If you check back at around 2:30 AM, the bear seems to be diving...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 26, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Just before 11 o’clock this evening, the red star Antares will rise in the southeast, remaining low as moves toward the right. About 15 minutes later, the waning gibbous moon will follow the same trajectory. The pair will crest low in the south near 3...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 25, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The brilliant star in the southwest to the left of Orion’s belt is Sirius, the Dog Star. As it lowers closer to the horizon, notice that as it twinkles, it flashes many colors. Its light is bending on its way through our atmosphere, giving us pin-point...
