by FLEK Admin | Nov 10, 2024 | NightSky
Today: As the evening twilight fades between 5 and 5:30, the waxing Gibbous Moon is apparent in the southeast. To its left, nestled within the constellation Aquarius, glows the planet Saturn, famous for its broad, icy band of rings, only visible in telescopes. Saturn...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 9, 2024 | NightSky
Today: A trio of bright objects is climbing into the east and northeast this month, featuring the star Capella, the highest of the trio, a pale yellow hue about one quarter of the way up in the northeast at 7 o’clock. To its lower right, quite spectacular,...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 8, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Later this evening in the western skies, the constellation Cygnus, the Swan is low in the northwest about 9:45 PM. It is also called the Northern Cross, in part a reference to the Southern Cross – a bright constellation seen only from the tropics...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 7, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Looking due east, two-thirds of the way up from the horizon at 7:15 PM, the middle star of Andromeda marks her waist, joined by a star to the upper right for her head, and her foot to the lower left. Follow two stars up from her waist to find a faint smudge of...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 6, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Along with the trees now barren of leaves, and occasional early skimmings of snow, early November welcomes a classic object into the late Autumn skies. More than one third of the way up from the eastern horizon, you’ll catch a smudge or cluster of stars,...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 5, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The first of two minor meteor showers peaks tonight, known as the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, to distinguish it from the Northern Taurids next weekend. This meteor shower remains active from late September through early December, tossing 5 to 10 meteors per...
