by FLEK Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: On the next clear night, it should be quite easy to find the brightest star – the North Star, right? No! As you scan the skies, tonight our brightest star emerges from the twilight in the southeast near 6:00 PM, and will be due south at 8:35 PM. You are...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 18, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The waning Moon doesn’t rise until a few minutes after midnight, allowing dark evening skies to reveal the splendors of the Milky Way arched over the top of the sky. Early this evening, in the midst of the Milky Way and directly overhead near 7:20 PM, the...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 17, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today marks the anniversary of the discovery of Pluto. Clyde Tombaugh was examining pictures taken through the telescope at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona in January, 1930, over a period of days. One of the “stars” in the image moved while the stars remained...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Due south this evening at 8:50 PM is the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, the “nose” of Canis Major, the Great Dog. The path of all stars and planets creates an arc, with its highest point due south, placing Sirius in its best viewing position. The name...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 15, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In the early evening, before the Moon rises at 8:45, four brilliant stars form a diamond-shaped figure halfway up in the south-southeast early this evening. At the bottom is Sirius, the very brightest star, while the orange-hued Betelgeuse shines at the top....
by FLEK Admin | Feb 14, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As this Valentine’s Day segues into night, the planet Venus will emerge in the west-southwest, reaching its pinnacle of brilliance for this appearance. Named for the Roman goddess of love, Venus will shine brightly early this evening, but will live up to...
